Georgia, 1998

Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 10, 1998

May 10, 1998 · NWS FFC · 12 events in 10 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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.

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Event by event

11 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carroll

When
May 10, 12:05 AM EST
Where
Carroll County, Carrollton
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -85.080

Hail, Gwinnett

When
May 10, 12:08 AM EST
Where
Gwinnett County, Norcross
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -84.220

Hail, Forsyth

When
May 10, 12:10 AM EST
Where
Forsyth County, 8 mi SW of Cumming
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.120, -84.250

Hail, Fulton

When
May 10, 12:34 AM EST
Where
Fulton County, Palmetto
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -84.670

Hail, Douglas

When
May 10, 12:50 AM EST
Where
Douglas County, 8 mi W of Douglasville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.750, -84.880

Hail, Cobb

When
May 10, 1:40 AM EST
Where
Cobb County, Marietta
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.950, -84.550

Hail, Fulton

When
May 10, 1:43 AM EST
Where
Fulton County, Sandy Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -84.380

Hail, Paulding

When
May 10, 2:05 AM EST to 2:15 AM EST
Where
Paulding County, Dallas to 8 mi of Hiram
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -84.830

Three reports indicated dime to quarter size hail fell between New Georgia and Hiram.

Lightning, Bartow

When
May 10, 2:30 AM EST
Where
Bartow County, 5 mi SE of Cartersville
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A fire ignited by lightning destroyed a home on Kings Camp Road.

Hail, De Kalb

When
May 10, 3:13 AM EST to 3:18 AM EST
Where
De Kalb County, 1 mi N of Doraville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -84.280

Hail, Gwinnett

When
May 10, 3:15 AM EST to 3:25 AM EST
Where
Gwinnett County, Lilburn to Lawrenceville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -84.130

Numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail were received from the public.

Hail, White

When
May 10, 8:45 AM EST
Where
White County, Helen
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -83.720

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5646159, 5646160, 5646161, 5646163, 5646162, 5646164, 5646165, 5646166, 5646170, 5646167, 5646168, 5646169.