170
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$27.0M
Property damage
Hail in Cherokee County, Georgia: 170 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #795 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Cherokee County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Cherokee County is the 2000s, when 71 of the county's 170 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 Cherokee County archive, hail makes up 27.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #795 for this hazard and #5 within Georgia, putting it in the 74.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Cherokee County with 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | OAK GROVE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | OAK GROVE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | OAK GROVE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | HOLLY SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | WOODSTOCK | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | WOODSTOCK | 2.5 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | VICTORIA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | VICTORIA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | WOODSTOCK | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | OAK GROVE | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Cherokee County
- Thunderstorm Wind 342
- Lightning 54
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director observed baseball-sized hail fell just south of Holly Springs. The public reported penny-sized hail in Woodstock. Ping-pong ball-sized hail fell near the Bartow/Cherokee county line west of Cherokee. Radar supported that large hail, nickel-size or larger, fell across a large swath of the southern half of Cherokee county from near Lake Allatoona across Holly Springs, Lebanon, and Woodstock.
Numerous reports of large damaging hail were received from the Cherokee County Emergency Management Director and the public from southern and eastern Cherokee county. The hail began in the southwest part of the county between Canton and Cherokee, where the Emergency Manager reported quarter-sized hail. Shortly thereafter, the Emergency Manager and the public reported golf ball-sized hail in the Holly Springs area. As the thunderstorm continued on its east-northeastward track, hail up to the size of baseballs was reported by the Emergency Manager from the Buffington and Free Home areas.
Numerous reports of hail ranging in size from dime to baseball were received from the public and the Cherokee county 911 center. This information was later confirmed in an extensive report issued by the Cherokee County Emergency Management Director. Most of the hail fell in the western and northern half of the county and affected the cities of Holly Springs, Waleska, Ball Ground, and Canton. The largest hail fell in a swath across the northern portions of the county from Waleska to Ball Ground, from which numerous reports of golf ball to baseball size hail were received. At Waleska, golf ball to baseball size hail was said to have been 1 1/2 feet deep during the height of the storm. Extensive damage to the roofs of homes and business, as well as vehicles, was reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Cherokee County, Georgia?
170 hail events are recorded in Cherokee County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Cherokee County?
The strongest hail on record in Cherokee County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/cherokee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.