Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Atlanta, GA

Hail Report Description: Report of 1-inch hail at James Jackson Pkwy and Bolton Rd NW.

Hail Report Description: 1.75 HAIL NEAR MERCEDES BENZ STADIUM.

Hail Report Description: 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED AT GA TECH.

Hail Report Description: 1.75 HAIL REPORTED AT LEE AND WHITE COMPLEX.

Hail Report Description: 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED AT GRANT PARK.

Hail Report Description: 1.75 HAIL AT LOCKHAVEN CIR SW AND WICHITA DR SW.

Hail Report Description: 1.75 HAIL REPORTED AT DILL AVE SW AND SYLVAN RD SW.

Hail Report Description: PUBLIC ESTIMATES ONE INCH HAIL IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA AT ANDREW YOUNG INTERNATIONAL BLVD NW AND FREEDOM PARKWAY.

Hail Report Description: 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED BRIEFLY JUST WEST OF I-285... WEST OF ATLANTA.

Hail Report Description: The public reported dime to penny sized hail across portions of Midtown.

Hail Report Description: The public observed penny-sized hail just northwest of Buckhead on the north side of Atlanta.

Hail Report Description: The public observed quarter-sized hail approximately four miles north-northwest of downtown Atlanta, especially along Howell Mill Road. The public also reported that the cloud-to-ground lightning was intense.

Hail Report Description: The Emergency Manager for the Georgia Institute of Technology observed penny-sized hail on the Georgia Tech Campus.

Hail Report Description: The public observed dime-sized hail on the west side of Atlanta.

Hail Report Description: The public observed quarter to golf ball-sized hail near and southwest of Sandy Springs in north Fulton county. Hail as large as ping-pong balls was also observed around Roswell.

Hail Report Description: An amateur radio operator observed quarter-sized hail in the vicinity of Roswell Road and Irby Road in the Buckhead community.

Hail Report Description: The public observed penny-sized hail in downtown Atlanta and on the east side of Atlanta near Little Five Points. Most of the hail was pea size.

Hail Report Description: Amateur radio operators relayed reports of nickel-sized hail near the Downtown Connector, Interstate 75/85, and Freedom Parkway. The public observed penny-sized hail in the western part of the county near Six Flags. The public also observed pea-sized hail in downtown Atlanta. Wind gusts near 40 mph also blew over traffic barrels and caused minor damage to hanging plastic banners.

Hail Report Description: The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that golf ball-sized hail fell at Turner Field just southeast of Atlanta. The public observed penny-sized hail on the north side of Atlanta. This was the fourth severe thunderstorm to track across Fulton county during the evening of April 23rd.

Hail Report Description: The public observed quarter-sized hail northwest of Atlanta near the Cobb county line.

Hail Report Description: The public observed penny-sized hail in western Fulton county near Six Flags and the Cobb county line.

Hail Report Description: A storm spotter observed nickel-sized hail on the east side of Atlanta in the Grant Park area.

Hail Report Description: Yet another round of hail, this time penny-sized, was reported by an off-duty National Weather Service employee in the Grant Park area southeast of Atlanta.

Hail Report Description: A storm spotter observed quarter-sized hail in the Buckhead area northeast of Atlanta and an amateur radio operator reported penny-sized hail near the Cobb county line, or about one mile southeast of the intersection of Interstate-285 and Interstate-75.

Hail Report Description: The public reported nickel-sized hail in the Buckhead area.

Hail Report Description: The public reported half-dollar or ping pong ball-sized hail at the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Fulton Industrial Boulevard on the west side of Atlanta near the Cobb county line.

Hail Report Description: The public observed penny-sized hail.

Hail Report Description: The public reported quarter-sized hail.

Hail Report Description: The public reported quarter-sized hail.

Hail Report Description: Numerous reports were received from amateur radio operators and the public of hail ranging in size from dimes to nickels from the Inman Park, Grant Park, Midtown, and the Little Five Points areas of Atlanta in the extreme eastern portion of Fulton county near the DeKalb county line. The public reported dime to quarter size hail in the Hapeville area.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Tree reported down at the intersection of Cascade Avenue SW and Cascade Terrace.

Wind Report Description: A large oak tree limb fell onto power lines on Browns Mill Rd SE.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on apartments. Time estimated with radar.

Wind Report Description: Two trees were downed in Piedmont Park... one onto a building.

Wind Report Description: Broadcast met relayed report of tree down on I285 S near I20.

Wind Report Description: Mulitple trees down on I-75 near Collier Road.

Wind Report Description: Tree down across roadway near intersection of Piedmont Way and Montgomery Ferry Drive.

Wind Report Description: Broadcast media reports a tree down on a home along Dale Lane. No injuries.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Little Five Points. Large tree limbs downed near the intersection of Moreland Ave and Austin Ave due to thunderstorm winds.

Wind Report Description: A photo on social media shows a large tree limb blown down near the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA station.

Wind Report Description: Tree downed across Burroughs Avenue.

Wind Report Description: A tree fell onto a home on Lofton Rd NW.

Wind Report Description: Broadcast media reports a tree fell onto a vehicle on 17th Street NE near Peachtree Circle NE.

Wind Report Description: Social media photo shows a large tree was blown over in Grant Park.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was downed near the intersection of McDonough Blvd SE and Jonesboro Rd SE.

Wind Report Description: A large tree fell onto West Paces Ferry Rd NW near Rilman Rd NW.

Wind Report Description: Tree reported down at the intersection of 10th St NW and Hemphill Ave NW.

Wind Report Description: A tree was downed into the roadway on Ormewood Ave SE.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NW West End. Powerlines and trees down at the intersection of Parsons Street SW and Lawton Street SW.

Wind Report Description: 1 to 2 trees down near the intersection of Kimberly Road SW and Melvin Drive SW.

Wind Report Description: A large tree fell onto a parked vehicle at the corner of Ted Turner Dr NW and Simpson St NW.

Wind Report Description: *** 1 FATAL *** EM reports a tree down on home on Matilda Pl NW near Hortense Pl NW. One fatality reported.

Wind Report Description: A large tree fell across Bellview Ave NW near Peyton Ave NW.

Wind Report Description: A large tree limb was downed along Montag Circle.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was downed onto power lines on Piedmont Avenue NE near 8th Street NE.

Wind Report Description: A large tree fell onto an unoccupied vehicle on Holly Street NW at North Avenue NW.

Wind Report Description: Tree downed on Cherokee Ave.

Wind Report Description: A few powerlines down along Turner Rd SE.

Wind Report Description: Tree down along Henry Thomas Dr SE.

Tornado Report Description: NWS SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AT THE NORTH CARGO BAY AREA OF HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE TORNADO PICKEDUP UP 8 TO 10 CARGO BINS RANGING IN WEIGHT FROM 250 TO 500 LBS. THREE TO FOUR OF THESE LANDED ON THE ROOF OF A NEARBY BUILDING APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET TALL. JUST PRIOR TO THE TORNADO LIFTING...IT SNAPPED TWO TREES AND TOOK DOWN A FENCE ALONG A ROAD. THE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE. THE TORNADO WAS OBSERVED BY

Tornado Report Description: TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST PACES FERRY RD NW AND HABERSHAM RD NW.

Tornado Report Description: A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHSIDE DR NW AND MOORES MILL RD NW.

Tornado Report Description: A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF BOLTON RD NW AND MAIN ST NW.

Tornado Report Description: TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON NASH ROAD NORTHWEST.

Tornado Report Description: NWS Storm Survey team found a tornado touched down near Nancy Creek Road NW and West Paces Ferry Road NW then traveled north northwest lifting near Paces Ferry Road NW and Parian Ridge Road NW. EF0 damage was indicated with maximum wind speeds around 75 MPH and a path width of 75 yards. Damage was confined mainly to trees snapped or uprooted, however several homes sustained damage from falling trees. [10/14/14: Tornado #4, County #1-1, EF0, Fulton, 2014:014].

Tornado Report Description: A ground and aerial survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia in cooperation with the Atlanta Police Department, confirmed that an EF2 tornado tracked through the heart of the city of Atlanta causing millions of dollars of damage to buildings, including several high rise business and/or hotel buildings, within the downtown Atlanta area. The tornado also resulted in one death and 30 non-life threatening injuries. The death occurred on Decatur Street across from the Martin Luther King MARTA station.||The tornado first touched down near the intersection of Simpson and Burbank Streets in the Vine City neighborhood just west of downtown Atlanta. The tornado then tracked near due east over the center of the Georgia World Congress Center, about 100 yards north of the Georgia Dome, which was concurrently hosting an SEC basketball conference, across the CNN Omni Hotel Complex and the Phillips Arena, where an NBA basketball game was underway, across the Equitable Bank tower, across the Interstate 75/85 Downtown Connector at the Edgewood Exit, and then into the Cotton Mill Lofts across the Oakland Cemetery located near the Fulton/DeKalb county line. The tornado then weakened, but continued into extreme western DeKalb county before finally lifting for good.||The tornado had a total path length of six miles, five of which fell within Fulton county, and a maximum path width of 200 yards. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 130 mph, which is a high end EF2. The tornado had a path width of 100 yards as it moved across the Georgia World Congress Center and CNN Omni Hotel complex and was ranked an EF1 at that point.||At least 50 homes were damaged by the tornado, as were several multi-story towers and commercial buildings near and east of Centennial Olympic Park. Windows were blown out of several of these high rise tower buildings at multiple heights. Damage in residential and industrial areas ranged from roofing materials blown from homes and businesses to trees falling on structures and vehicles. The Cotton Mill Lofts experienced some of the most significant damage with the roof blown off and exterior walls on the top or fourth floors blown inward. Two sections of the fourth flour collapsed all the way into the basement of the building, trapping several people. Most of the injuries observed were associated with this damage.||Damaged buildings and structures in the downtown Atlanta area included two Hermes 65-foot tall light towers at Centennial Olympic Park, the CNN Center/Omni Hotel, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Equitable Bank Building, Georgia-Pacific Building, Georgia World Congress Center, Grady Hospital, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Martin Luther King Center, Oakland Cemetery, SunTrust Building, Tabernacle, Ted's Montana Grill, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, and Walton Building Barbershop.||In addition to the damage reports, a wind gust of 83 mph was measured at Atlanta Fire Station No. 13 at 447 Flat Shoals Road Southeast in Atlanta, and a wind gust of 65 mph was measured at Atlanta Fire Station No. 4 at 309 Edgewood Drive in Atlanta.

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