Georgia, 1997Hail and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, September 10, 1997
September 10, 1997 · NWS FFC · 30 events in 18 counties and zones
28 hail, 2 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 30
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.
Lightning, Floyd
- When
- September 10, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, Rome
- Coordinates
- 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a west Rome power substation, interupting electrical service to approximately 1,400 Georgia Power customers. Electricity was restored within the hour.
Hail, Bartow
- When
- September 10, 3:10 PM EST to 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Bartow County, Adairsville to 5 mi of Adairsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -84.950
Hail, Troup
- When
- September 10, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Troup County, La Grange
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.030, -85.030
Dime sized hail was reported by the public.
Hail, Bartow
- When
- September 10, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Bartow County, Adairsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -84.950
Hail, Bartow
- When
- September 10, 4:00 PM EST to 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Bartow County, Euharlee to Cartersville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.150, -84.930
Dime to quarter sized hail was reported from Euharlee to Cartersville.
Hail, Harris
- When
- September 10, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harris County, 6 mi SE of Pine Mtn
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -84.780
Quarter sized hail was reported near Calloway Gardens by the public.
Hail, Coweta
- When
- September 10, 4:10 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Coweta County, Newnan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -84.800
Dime to quarter sized hail was reported in the Powers Crossroads area of Newnan.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- September 10, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Mableton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -84.580
Dime to nickel sized hail was reported by the public.
Hail, Bartow
- When
- September 10, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Bartow County, Emerson
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -84.750
The public reported ping pong ball sized hail.
Hail, Meriwether
- When
- September 10, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Meriwether County, 1 mi N of Warm Spgs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -84.680
An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported that quarter sized hail covered the ground.His car windows were broken by the hail.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- September 10, 4:45 PM EST to 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Acworth to Kennesaw
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.080, -84.670
Dime to quarter-size hail was reported in the Kennesaw and Acworth areas of north Cobb county.
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- September 10, 4:45 PM EST to 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Woodstock
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -84.520
Dime to quarter sized hail was reported by the public in southern Cherokee county.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- September 10, 4:47 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Austell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -84.630
The public reported quarter sized hail in Austell in south Cobb county.
Hail, De Kalb
- When
- September 10, 5:10 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Dunwoody
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -84.330
A Weather Channel employee reported golfball sized hail in the Dunwoody area along and on the Fulton-De Kalb Counties line. Another report from the public was of half-dollar sized hail in the same area.
Hail, Fulton
- When
- September 10, 5:10 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, 2 mi S of Roswell
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -84.370
A Weather Channel employee reported golfball sized hail in the Dunwoody area along and on the Fulton - De Kalb counties line. Another report from the public was of half-dollar sized hail in the same area.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- September 10, 5:15 PM EST to 5:22 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Dobbins Afb to 3 mi of Smyrna
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -84.500
Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported by a Dobbins AFB weather station supervisor three miles south of the Air Force Base, as well as by the public in Smyrna.
Hail, Fulton
- When
- September 10, 5:30 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Alpharetta to Roswell
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.070, -84.300
Dime to nickel sized hail was reported by the public.
Lightning, Gwinnett
- When
- September 10, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gwinnett County, Lilburn
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck two men as they were roofing a new home. A 17 year old male was injured and a29 yer old male died the next day.
Hail, Crawford
- When
- September 10, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford County, 6 mi SW of Roberta
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.650, -84.080
Hail, Paulding
- When
- September 10, 5:45 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Paulding County, 8 mi SW of Dallas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -84.930
Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
Hail, Taylor
- When
- September 10, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, 4 mi N of Reynolds
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -84.100
Quarter sized hail caused damage to a vehicle.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- September 10, 6:15 PM EST to 6:24 PM EST
- Where
- Douglas County, Douglasville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -84.750
Dime to nickel sized hail was reported
Hail, Barrow
- When
- September 10, 6:34 PM EST
- Where
- Barrow County, 5 mi W of Winder
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -83.800
Hail, Douglas
- When
- September 10, 6:35 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Douglas County, Douglasville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -84.750
Dime to quarter sized hail was reported.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- September 10, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Douglas County, Lithia Spgs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.780, -84.650
Hail, Floyd
- When
- September 10, 6:50 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, 8 mi N of Rome
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -85.180
Hail, Fayette
- When
- September 10, 8:00 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Peachtree City to 10 mi N of Fayetteville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -84.450
Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
Hail, Walton
- When
- September 10, 9:05 PM EST to 9:13 PM EST
- Where
- Walton County, Social Circle
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -83.720
Quarter to golfball size hail was reported.
Hail, Walton
- When
- September 10, 9:22 PM EST
- Where
- Walton County, Social Circle
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -83.720
Dime to quarter sized hail was reported.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- September 10, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, 2 mi N of Brooks
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.320, -84.470
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Tornado in Virginia, September 10, 1997$150,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Virginia, September 10, 1997$20,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, September 10, 19973 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 10 to 11, 1997$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 10, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Maryland, September 10 to 11, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, September 10, 19971 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 10, 199750 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, September 10, 19972 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 10, 1997$1,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 10, 199750 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Indiana, September 10, 1997$1,000 · 1 event
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: 5613171, 5613062, 5613064, 5613063, 5613065, 5613169, 5613066, 5613067, 5613068, 5613071, 5613069, 5613073, 5613070, 5613153, 5613163, 5613072, 5613154, 5613170, 5613156, 5613155, 5613157, 5613158, 5613159, 5613160, 5613162, 5613164, 5613165, 5613166, 5613167, 5613168.