190
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$36.5M
Property damage
Hail in Gwinnett County, Georgia: 190 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #675 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Gwinnett County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Gwinnett County is the 2000s, when 81 of the county's 190 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Gwinnett County archive, hail makes up 26.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #675 for this hazard and #3 within Georgia, putting it in the 78.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Gwinnett County with 40 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | NORCROSS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | SUGAR HILL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | HOG MTN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | HOG MTN | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | NORCROSS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | LAWRENCEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | GLOSTER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | ROSEBUD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | BERKELEY LAKE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2020 | DULUTH | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Gwinnett County
- Thunderstorm Wind 326
- Lightning 129
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Gwinnett County SkyWarn coordinator reported golf ball-sized hail in Lilburn. The public reported nickel-sized hail in the eastern portions of Norcross/western portions of Lilburn near Interstate-85. The Gwinnett Daily-Post reported that 90 percent of the vehicles parked at the Mall of Georgia were damaged by the hail.
Numerous reports of large hail, ranging in size from pennies to golf balls, were received from the public in the Buford, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, and Dacula areas. Penny to golf ball-sized hail was reported in Suwanee, quarter to golf ball-sized hail in Buford, quarter-sized hail in Sugar Hill, and quarter-sized hail in Dacula.
Amateur radio operators and the public reported hail up to the size of half-dollars and ping-pong balls, possibly some as large as golf balls, across far northwest and north central Gwinnett county from Norcross, to Sugar Hill and Buford. Several reports of penny to quarter-sized hail were also received from this same general area. WSR-88D radar data suggests that the largest hail likely fell near Norcross.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Gwinnett County, Georgia?
190 hail events are recorded in Gwinnett County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Gwinnett County?
The strongest hail on record in Gwinnett County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Gwinnett County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Gwinnett County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/gwinnett-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.