Georgia, 2000

Hail in Georgia, May 3, 2000

May 3, 2000 · NWS FFC · 15 events in 13 counties and zones

15 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

15 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Coweta

When
May 3, 2:30 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
Where
Coweta County, Moreland
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.283, -84.767

Numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail were received from the public and an off duty NWS employee. One report indicated hail from quarter size to almost as big as a golf ball.

Hail, Fayette

When
May 3, 2:55 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, 2 mi SE of Fayetteville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
33.433, -84.433

A ham radio operator reported mostly pea, but some dime size hail near Hilo Road southeast of Fayetteville.

Hail, Douglas

When
May 3, 2:55 PM EST
Where
Douglas County, Winston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.733, -84.817

The public reported dime size hail.

Hail, Polk

When
May 3, 2:57 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Polk County, 7 mi S of Cedartown
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.917, -85.250

Polk county 911 and the public reported dime to quarter size hail.

Hail, Douglas

When
May 3, 3:05 PM EST
Where
Douglas County, 2 mi E of Douglasville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.750, -84.717

The public reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of Georgia highway 92 and Interstate 20.

Hail, Cobb

When
May 3, 3:17 PM EST
Where
Cobb County, Powder Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.850, -84.667

The public reported dime size hail just southwest of Powder Springs on Hiram-Lithia Springs Road.

Hail, Meriwether

When
May 3, 3:36 PM EST
Where
Meriwether County, Luthersville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.200, -84.750

Two public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail fell in Luthersville.

Hail, Cobb

When
May 3, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Cobb County, Acworth
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.083, -84.667

The public reported quarter size hail on Lucile Avenue in Acworth near the Cobb-Bartow county line.

Hail, Bartow

When
May 3, 4:28 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
Where
Bartow County, 3 mi SE of Allatoona
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.067, -84.683

The public reported dime to quarter size hail on the north side of Acworth in extreme southeast Bartow county.

Hail, Fannin

When
May 3, 4:44 PM EST
Where
Fannin County, Blue Ridge
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.867, -84.317

The public reported a considerable amount of nickel size hail in Blue Ridge.

Hail, Cherokee

When
May 3, 4:57 PM EST
Where
Cherokee County, Woodstock
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.100, -84.517

The public reported nickel size hail in Woodstock.

Hail, Fulton

When
May 3, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Adamsville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.750, -84.500

The public reported nickel size hail in Adamsville.

Hail, De Kalb

When
May 3, 6:18 PM EST to 6:35 PM EST
Where
De Kalb County, Tucker
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.850, -84.217

The public reported dime size hail in Tucker and the Peachford Road area in Dunwoody. The hail covered a patio at the Peachford Hospital.

Hail, Gwinnett

When
May 3, 6:40 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
Where
Gwinnett County, Norcross
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.933, -84.217

Several reports of dime to quarter size hail were received from the public from the south side of Norcross and from the Peachtree Industrial Boulevard area of Norcross.

Hail, Forsyth

When
May 3, 7:45 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, Coal Mtn
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.267, -84.100

The public reported dime size hail in Coal Mountain.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5146232, 5146035, 5146233, 5146033, 5146234, 5146235, 5146237, 5146236, 5146238, 5146034, 5146239, 5146240, 5146031, 5146032, 5148071.