Hail, De Kalb
- When
- July 16, 4:40 PM EST to 4:58 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Brookhaven to Chamblee
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -84.320
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 16, 1997
6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $24,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:41 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, De Kalb
- When
- July 16, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Tucker
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -84.220
Hail, Gwinnett
- When
- July 16, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Gwinnett County, 2 mi NE of Norcross
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -84.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- July 16, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Wrens
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -82.380
Several trees were knocked down on Old Cornith Road by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- July 16, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, 5 mi E of Alpharetta
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 34.070, -84.220
Six trees were knocked down and some tree limbs fell onto a home on Jonesbridge Road.
Hail, Forsyth
- When
- July 16, 6:32 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, 8 mi S of Cumming
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.080, -84.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler
- When
- July 16, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Alamo
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -82.780
Several trees were knocked down, mainly east of Alamo.
Hail, Paulding
- When
- July 16, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Paulding County, 10 mi SW of Dallas
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -84.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Butts
- When
- July 16, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Butts County, Jackson
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -83.970
Several trees were knocked down and power lines were snapped by thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Henry
- When
- July 16, 11:05 PM EST to 11:20 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Mc Donough
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -84.150
Dime to quarter sized hail was reported throughout Mc Donough.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butts
- When
- July 16, 11:15 PM EST
- Where
- Butts County, Jackson
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -83.970
Several trees were knocked down.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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: 5607649, 5607650, 5607651, 5607652, 5607653, 5607654, 5607656, 5607655, 5607657, 5607658, 5608882.