Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 21, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 21, 1999
Start: 1999-09-21T13:00
End: 1999-09-21T16:50
Location: Georgia

September 21, 1999 · NWS FFC · 13 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $154,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Cobb

When: September 21, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A lightning strike caused a house fire at 2842 Meadowgrove Way in Marietta. The home was pretty much a total loss.

Hail, Cobb

When: September 21, 1:10 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Kennesaw to Marietta
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates: 34.020, -84.620

A CNN meteorologist and several public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail fell across Cobb county. The meteorologist said quarter size hail covered the ground in Marietta.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When: September 21, 1:10 PM EST to 1:16 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph)
Property damage: $500
Reported by: METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates: 33.950, -84.550

A CNN meteorologist reported a 78 mph gust using a hand-held anemometer. The wind blew over a 14 inch diameter oak tree.

Hail, Gwinnett

When: September 21, 1:13 PM EST to 1:20 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Lilburn
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.880, -84.130

Two public reports indicated dime and golf ball size hail.

Hail, Fulton

When: September 21, 1:30 PM EST to 1:45 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Sandy Spgs
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.920, -84.380

Several public reports indicated dime to half dollar size hail fell in the Sandy Springs area of north Fulton county. Hail covered the ground in some areas.

Hail, De Kalb

When: September 21, 1:40 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
Where: De Kalb County, Dunwoody
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.950, -84.330

Three public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: September 21, 1:45 PM EST
Where: De Kalb County, Dunwoody
Property damage: $500
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.950, -84.330

Public reports indicated thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down in the vicinity of Peachtree-Dunwoody Road and I-285.

Hail, Gwinnett

When: September 21, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Norcross
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.930, -84.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett

When: September 21, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Norcross
Property damage: $500
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.930, -84.220

A citizen reported dime size hail and several trees down.

Hail, Fulton

When: September 21, 2:10 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, College Park to Union City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.650, -84.430

The public reported dime size hail at a Hartsfield Airport parking lot. Another citizen reported numerous limbs down and power outages in Union City.

Hail, Barrow

When: September 21, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Barrow County, Winder
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.980, -83.720

The public reported quarter size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barrow

When: September 21, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Barrow County, Statham
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.970, -83.600

The public reported trees down all around Statham. One fell on a mobile home.

Lightning, Bibb

When: September 21, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Bibb County, Macon
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning sparked a fire that caused damage to the attic of a house at Walnut and New streets which had been converted into 2 businesses.

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 5719325, 5719314, 5719315, 5719321, 5719316, 5719318, 5719317, 5719319, 5719320, 5719322, 5719323, 5719324, 5719326.