Georgia, 1993

Hail in Georgia, May 17, 1993

May 17, 1993 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fulton

When
May 17, 6:30 AM EST
Where
Fulton County, Atlanta
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail damaged several vehicles over downtown Atlanta.

Hail, Cherokee

When
May 17, 4:03 PM EST
Where
Cherokee County, Woodstock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10318860, 10319256.