Georgia · May 6, 2024

Georgia hail map — May 6, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Georgia city on May 6, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Athens.

Hail swath map for Athens, GA on May 6, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Athens on May 6, 20241.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
in Georgia
Largest stone
1.00
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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Georgia cities hit on May 6, 2024

What people on the ground measured in Georgia on May 6, 2024

7 reports filed with the National Weather Service4 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Emergency Mngr
    Diamond Hill, GA3:42 PM EDTMadison County

    Ping pong sized hail at Hwy29 and Diamond Hill Neese Rd.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    2 S Evans, GA3:26 PM EDTColumbia County

    Spotter reported dime to quarter size hail near the intersection of S. Old Belair Road and Millhaven Road. Hail continued for 5 minutes.

  • 0.88 penny size Public
    3 SSW Grovetown, GA3:09 PM EDTRichmond County

    Public reported dime to nickel size hail along Gordon Highway and Newmantown Road.

  • 0.88 penny size Trained Spotter
    2 SE Grovetown, GA3:10 PM EDTRichmond County

    Reported nickel size hail along Gordon Highway near Dodge Lane.

  • 0.75 penny size Amateur Radio
    Evans, GA3:29 PM EDTColumbia County

    HAM Radio operator reported dime size hail near the intersection of Highway 383, S. Belair Road and Highway 232, Columbia Road.

  • 0.25 penny size Public
    Guyton, GA7:04 PM EDTEffingham County
  • 0.25 penny size Emergency Mngr
    2 NNW Blitchton, GA8:07 PM EDTBryan County

    Emergency manager reported pea size hail along Eldora Road along the Bryan/Bulloch County border.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

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Georgia hail on May 6, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Georgia city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Athens. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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