127
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$19.2M
Property damage
Hail in DeKalb County, Georgia: 127 recorded events between 1969 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,135 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in DeKalb County, Georgia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in DeKalb County is the 2000s, when 49 of the county's 127 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 DeKalb County archive, hail makes up 24.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,135 for this hazard and #9 within Georgia, putting it in the 63.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in DeKalb County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2021 | STONE MTN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | DEERWOOD PARK | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | DEERWOOD PARK | 1.75 | $4.0M |
| Apr 24, 2021 | GRESHAM PARK | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | PANTHERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2019 | DORAVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | STONE MT ARPT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | LITHONIA | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | REDAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | GRESHAM PARK | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from DeKalb County
- Thunderstorm Wind 292
- Flash Flood 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several reports of large hail were received from the public across eastern DeKalb county from just south of Stone Mountain to the Rockdale county line south of Lithonia. Quarter-sized hail reports in the Lithonia area were common, with one report of golf ball to tennis ball-sized hail.
The public observed penny-sized hail in the Tucker area and penny to golf ball-sized hail in the Stone Mountain area. Radar data suggests that large hail likely fell from Tucker to Stone Mountain and points just to the east.
The public and an amateur radio operator reported penny to nickel-sized hail across the central portion of DeKalb county from just south of North Atlanta to Decatur and just southeast of Tucker. Pea-sized hail was observed near Emory University, but quarter-sized hail had been observed just a few minutes earlier in Buckhead just across the Fulton county line.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in DeKalb County, Georgia?
127 hail events are recorded in DeKalb County between 1969 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in DeKalb County?
The strongest hail on record in DeKalb County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, Georgia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/georgia/dekalb-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.