Lightning TrackerSandy Springs storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Sandy Springs, GA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Sandy Springs by the numbers
Sandy Springs 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 — 120 hail reports, 812 damaging-wind reports and 22 tornado reports. On average that is 22.0 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 62% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 63 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Sandy Springs; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Jul 4, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Sandy Springs
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 17 mi SW · Douglas Co. |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi NE · Gwinnett Co. |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi SE · Dekalb Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi N · Cherokee Co. |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi NE · Fulton Co. |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi E · Gwinnett Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi S · Fulton Co. |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi N · Cherokee Co. |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi N · Fulton Co. |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi E · 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
Storm season in Sandy Springs
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs averages 4.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 16 miles from the city centre on Apr 10, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Sandy Springs
There have been 22 tornado reports within 25 miles of Sandy Springs since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 2, 2024, 25 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Sandy Springs
Does Sandy Springs get a lot of severe storms?
Sandy Springs averages 22.0 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 Sandy Springs?
Most severe-weather reports around Sandy Springs come in June, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Sandy Springs?
2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on Apr 10, 2025, 16 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Sandy Springs?
Yes — 22 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Apr 2, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Sandy Springs?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Sandy Springs, 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 Sandy Springs, 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 Oct 27, 2026.