Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 24, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 24, 1999
Start: 1999-07-24T13:00
End: 1999-07-24T17:42
Location: Georgia

July 24, 1999 · NWS FFC · 45 events in 21 counties and zones

21 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $601,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 45

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

21 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gwinnett

When: July 24, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.950, -83.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett

When: July 24, 1:02 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville
Property damage: $200
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.950, -83.980

The public reported hail from small up to golf ball size. There was also a report of large limbs blown down.

Hail, Troup

When: July 24, 1:45 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Troup County, West Pt
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.870, -85.180

Hail, Whitfield

When: July 24, 1:59 PM EST
Where: Whitfield County, Dalton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.770, -84.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitfield

When: July 24, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Whitfield County, Dalton
Property damage: $200
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 34.770, -84.950

Dalton public works reported trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Troup

When: July 24, 2:01 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
Where: Troup County, La Grange to 10 mi of Jones Xrds
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.030, -85.200

Reports from Troup county 911 and the public indicated trees and power lines were knocked down at several locations in the county, but mainly in the southern part. A newspaper reported an old rotten oak tree fell on a countrry store at Bartley and Jarrell Hogg Roads. Another report said there was a possible funnel cloud.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: July 24, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Harris County, Smiths Xrds
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 32.830, -84.930

Troup EMC received a report of 30 pine trees twisted and uprooted near the Troup/Harris county line.

Hail, Cobb

When: July 24, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.950, -84.550

A couple of public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail.

Lightning, Forsyth

When: July 24, 2:30 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Forsyth County, Cumming
Property damage: $300,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning set a fire which destroyed a two-story home in Hampton Forest subdivision. Four firemen were injured while fighting the fire. Another lightning strike caused a fire at a home on Zinfandel Court and Old Atlanta Club parkway. The fire was contained to the attic and one bedroom.

Lightning, Fulton

When: July 24, 2:30 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Alpharetta
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A newspaper reported lightning strikes triggered at least 8 house fires in North Fulton county.

Hail, Fulton

When: July 24, 2:33 PM EST to 2:40 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Alpharetta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.070, -84.300

Lightning, Cobb

When: July 24, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, 3 mi N of Kennesaw
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A fire started by lightning damaged the roof of a home on Wade Green Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: July 24, 2:46 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Alpharetta
Property damage: $500
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.070, -84.300

The public reported dime size hail and trees down.

Hail, Cobb

When: July 24, 2:50 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.950, -84.550

Several public reports indicated large hail fell in the Marietta and Dobbins AFB area. It ranged from dime to larger than golf ball size. A newspaper indicated there was severe damage from the hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When: July 24, 3:00 PM EST to 3:15 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.950, -84.550

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in the Marietta area. One was a 4 foot diameter oak tree. Another public report indicated a couple of buildings were destroyed on Windy Hill Road. A CNN meteoroloist reported a wind gust to 64 knots.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: July 24, 3:00 PM EST to 3:15 PM EST
Where: Polk County, Cedartown
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.020, -85.250

Polk county 911 reported several trees were knocked down.

Hail, Polk

When: July 24, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Polk County, Cedartown
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.020, -85.250

Hail, Bartow

When: July 24, 3:12 PM EST to 3:25 PM EST
Where: Bartow County, Cartersville to Emerson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.170, -84.800

Several public reports indicated hail from dime size to golf ball size fell across southern Bartow county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartow

When: July 24, 3:12 PM EST
Where: Bartow County, 4 mi SE of Emerson
Property damage: $300
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.100, -84.700

Trees were knocked down at the Army Recreation Center.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett

When: July 24, 3:32 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, 3 mi W of Centerville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.800, -84.100

A spotter reported trees down and street flooding.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: July 24, 3:35 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
Where: Cherokee County, Woodstock to Cherokee
Property damage: $200
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.100, -84.520

The public reported dime size hail and limbs and trees blown down.

Hail, Cherokee

When: July 24, 3:35 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
Where: Cherokee County, Woodstock to Cherokee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.100, -84.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When: July 24, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Forsyth County, Cumming
Property damage: $300
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.200, -84.150

The public reported trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When: July 24, 3:40 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.950, -84.550

Public reports indicated lots of trees were knocked down along Windy Hill Road, Terrell Mill Road and Paper Mill Road.

Hail, Gwinnett

When: July 24, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Snellville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.850, -84.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: July 24, 3:40 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
Where: Newton County, Oxford to Covington
Property damage: $200
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.620, -83.870

The public reported trees down.

Hail, Fayette

When: July 24, 3:40 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, Fayetteville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.450, -84.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 24, 3:40 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, Fayetteville to 1 mi of Fayetteville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.470, -84.450

The public reported hail ranging from dime to quarter size and a few trees down. A retired NWS meteorologist estimated winds up to 60 mph.

Hail, Oconee

When: July 24, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Oconee County, 2 mi E of Watkinsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.870, -83.370

The public reported dime size hail and a tree down blocking the road.

Hail, Newton

When: July 24, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Newton County, Oxford
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.620, -83.870

The public reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Clayton

When: July 24, 3:55 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Clayton County, Jonesboro
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.520, -84.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Oglethorpe

When: July 24, 4:02 PM EST
Where: Oglethorpe County, Arnoldsville to Lexington
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.900, -83.220

Oglethorpe county 911 reported trees and power lines down. Two chicken houses were also damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 24, 4:05 PM EST to 4:10 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, Fayetteville
Property damage: $200
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.450, -84.450

The public reported trees and limbs blown down.

Hail, Clayton

When: July 24, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Clayton County, Jonesboro to Morrow
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.520, -84.350

The public reported dime to quarter size hail. There was also a report of a tree and limbs down.

Hail, Forsyth

When: July 24, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Forsyth County, 3 mi E of Cumming
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.200, -84.100

The public reported dime size hail on Lake Lanier.

Hail, Rockdale

When: July 24, 4:21 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
Where: Rockdale County, Conyers
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.670, -84.020

The public reported large hail from dime to quarter size in the Conyers area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 24, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Whitesburg
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.480, -84.920

Carroll county 911 reported trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: July 24, 4:30 PM EST
Where: De Kalb County, 3 mi E of Panthersville
Property damage: $200
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.700, -84.220

The public reported trees down near I-285.

Hail, Newton

When: July 24, 4:40 PM EST to 4:53 PM EST
Where: Newton County, Covington
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.600, -83.870

The public reported penny and golf ball size hail.

Hail, Coweta

When: July 24, 4:53 PM EST
Where: Coweta County, 10 mi NE of Newnan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.470, -84.680

A spotter reported dime size hail at exit 11 on I-85.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: July 24, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Newton County, 5 mi W of Covington
Property damage: $200
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.600, -83.950

The public reported trees down on Salem Road.

Hail, Newton

When: July 24, 5:07 PM EST
Where: Newton County, Stewart
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.420, -83.870

The public reported quarter size hail near the intersection of highways 36 and 212.

Hail, Jasper

When: July 24, 5:26 PM EST
Where: Jasper County, 6 mi W of Maxwell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.420, -83.770

The public reported dime size hail near Eudora.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When: July 24, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Clayton County, Forest Park to Morrow
Property damage: $200
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.620, -84.370

Clayton county 911 reported a few small trees down in Forest Park and Morrow.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: July 24, 5:35 PM EST to 5:42 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, Bostwick to Madison
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.730, -83.520

Morgan county 911 reported trees and power lines 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.
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: 5707925, 5707926, 5707929, 5707927, 5707928, 5707930, 5707931, 5707934, 5708035, 5708149, 5707932, 5708148, 5707933, 5707935, 5707936, 5707937, 5707938, 5707939, 5707940, 5708037, 5708039, 5708040, 5708044, 5708036, 5708038, 5708042, 5708045, 5708046, 5708041, 5708043, 5708048, 5708047, 5708141, 5708049, 5708050, 5708142, 5708052, 5708143, 5708051, 5708054, and more.