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Atlanta storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Atlanta, GA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Atlanta, GA

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    Severe weather in Atlanta by the numbers

    20.0severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    3.8hail days a year
    63storm reports in the last 12 months
    1.75″biggest hail since 2016 (Jun 26, 2025)
    27tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Atlanta sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 954 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 90 hail reports, 837 damaging-wind reports and 27 tornado reports. On average that is 20.0 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 58% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 61 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Atlanta; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Jul 4, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Atlanta

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 21, 2026Damaging wind12 mi W · Douglas Co.
    Sep 19, 2026Damaging wind3 mi S · Fulton Co.
    Sep 6, 2026Damaging wind24 mi N · Cherokee Co.
    Sep 5, 2026Damaging wind2 mi NE · Fulton Co.
    Aug 17, 2026Damaging wind12 mi SW · Fulton Co.
    Aug 14, 2026Damaging wind18 mi SE · Henry Co.
    Aug 11, 2026Damaging wind3 mi SW · Fulton Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Damaging wind9 mi NE · Dekalb Co.
    Jul 17, 2026Damaging wind17 mi NE · Gwinnett Co.
    Jul 16, 2026Damaging wind17 mi NE · Gwinnett Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    06412819125516: 3 hail16: 36 damaging wind16: 2 tornado1617: 7 hail17: 51 damaging wind17: 2 tornado1718: 10 hail18: 45 damaging wind18: 2 tornado1819: 3 hail19: 36 damaging wind19: 3 tornado1920: 12 hail20: 62 damaging wind20: 5 tornado2021: 8 hail21: 23 damaging wind21: 3 tornado2122: 5 hail22: 47 damaging wind2223: 22 hail23: 231 damaging wind23: 2 tornado2324: 1 hail24: 134 damaging wind24: 5 tornado2425: 18 hail25: 112 damaging wind25: 2 tornado2526: 1 hail26: 60 damaging wind26: 1 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Atlanta

    052104155207Jan: 75JanFeb: 46FebMar: 82MarApr: 88AprMay: 42MayJun: 182JunJul: 207JulAug: 164AugSep: 31SepOct: 9OctNov: 8NovDec: 20Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Atlanta

    Atlanta averages 3.8 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 1.75 inches — about the size of a golf ball — reported 22 miles from the city centre on Jun 26, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Atlanta

    There have been 27 tornado reports within 25 miles of Atlanta since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 2, 2024, 18 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Atlanta

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    Questions about storms in Atlanta

    Does Atlanta get a lot of severe storms?

    Atlanta averages 20.0 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Atlanta?

    Most severe-weather reports around Atlanta come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Atlanta?

    1.75 inches (golf ball size) on Jun 26, 2025, 22 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Atlanta?

    Yes — 27 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Apr 2, 2024.

    How do I get storm alerts for Atlanta?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Atlanta, GA. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Atlanta, GA. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.