The following events were reported: Hail, Lightning, Thunderstorm Wind. These occurred near station USW00013874, approximately 27.8744 km away, between 2011-05-26 15:44:00 and 2011-05-26 18:00:00. The events included records with hailstones measuring 40.104166666666664 inches.The events resulted in 0 injuries and 3 fatalities. The events caused property damage valued at 1155000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: A deep, closed upper low was moving from the Southern Plains into the mid-south with an accompanying strong Pacific cold front. This system had been slowing moving through the Southern Plains and Midwest in the prior days and had wreaked havoc on that region in the form of many devastating tornadoes, including the EF5 Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22nd. As this system spread east, it was weakening in the face of a long standing upper ridge across the southeast U.S. and also moving into a considerably less favorable surface environment. Nonetheless, it remained a strong upper-level system with decent dynamics. It brought the most severe weather to the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast office since the historical tornado outbreak of April 27th and 28th. There were numerous reports of golf ball and larger-sized hail across north Georgia during the afternoon of April 26th which translated mostly into a thunderstorm wind event as the system spread thunderstorm further south across central Georgia during the late evening hours.||Showers and thunderstorms continued during the overnight hours of the 26th and into the early morning hours of the 27th. By afternoon, the front had pushed into the east central and southeast part of the county warning area. With afternoon heating and increased instability, thunderstorms increased in intensity and coverage ahead of the front. Some of these once again became severe. These were confined to the southeast counties of the county warning area. Quarter to half-dollar-sized hail was the primary severe weather component of these second round storms. A deep, closed upper low was moving from the Southern Plains into the mid-south with an accompanying strong Pacific cold front. Event Narrative: The Fulton County Emergency Management Director and the public reported that at least a dozen trees were down across the north part of the county in the Buckhead and Sandy Springs areas. A number of roads were blocked from downed trees, especially across the northern part of the county. Two females in their 60s were killed when a large tree fell on their Mazda Miata sports car while traveling on West Paces Ferry Road at Nancy Creek Road, approximately four miles west-northwest of Buckhead. A downed tree limb on the MARTA tracks near the Arts Center Station caused delays for southbound trains. Several power lines were also down across the area with thousands of residents across the county left without power for several hours, many even into the next day. In addition, a UPS truck was set on fire when a large tree fell on the vehicle. The public observed quarter-sized hail near Lithonia and penny-sized hail in the Avondale Estates area. WSB Television of Atlanta reported that a home in the 5300 block of Candleberry Drive in Lilburn was struck and set on fire by lightning. The home suffered extensive fire, smoke, and water damage as a result, especially to the roof and backside of the home. The public reported that three trees were down near Winston. The Fayette County 911 Center reported that several dozen trees and power lines were down across the entire county. Up to 45,000 residents of the county were left without power for several hours, in some cases well into the next morning. The 911 Center estimated that 70 percent of the damage was across the northern part of the county with 30 percent in the southern part. Several roads were blocked from downed trees as well, including parts of Georgia Highways 85 and 92 near and just south of Fayetteville. There were no reports of structural damage, however. The Fayette County 911 Center reported that lightning struck a home in Newton Plantation in far north Fayette county near the Clayton county line, just south of the intersection of Georgia Highway 314 and Georgia Highway 138. The home was set on fire and sustained at least moderate damage. WSB Television of Atlanta and the public reported that up to 50 trees and dozens of power lines were down across the county, especially the eastern portion. Damage was quite significant in the Smyrna area, where several roads were blocked form downed trees, including major roads such as South Cobb Drive and Cumberland Parkway. A 19-year male resident of Mableton was killed following the storms when a large tree fell on him while trying to clean up another tree that had fallen during the storms. WSB Television of Atlanta reported that a number of trees were down across DeKalb county. Two very large oak trees fell through the second story of a home on Mountain Oaks Parkway in Stone Mountain causing major damage to the structure. The second floor of the home was virtually completely destroyed. The Gwinnett County 911 Center, WSB Television of Atlanta, and the public reported that at least 30 trees were down across the county, several of which fell on and caused significant damage to homes. Two homes in Snellville were suffered damage from downed trees on the structures, with one additional incident each in Duluth and Norcross. The public reported that at least five trees were down in the county. One was down on a home on Wynn Drive in the McDonough area. The public reports that several trees were down near Oxford, at least six trees were down near Covington, and at least three trees were down near Newton. The public observed half-dollar-sized hail near Convington. WSR-88D radar data suggests that similar-sized hail likely fell from this point to just north of Brick Store in the far east central part of the county. The Coweta County 911 Center reported that several trees and a few power lines were down across the northern part of the county. The public reported that three trees were down around Fairburn.