A mid-level short wave, and an associated surface low and cold, front swept through the region. A moderately unstable airmass ahead of this system helped to fuel scattered severe thunderstorms across north Georgia during the afternoon and into the evening.

Hail in TROUP, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:58:00 to 24-APR-21 17:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHITFIELD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

A report of hail the size of quarters on North Davis Road near Hogansville Road was received over social media.

Hail in MERIWETHER, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 17:09:00 to 24-APR-21 17:19:00 (EST-5)
Location: ST MARKS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The broadcast media reported quarter size hail along St. Marks Road near Greenville Road.

Hail in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:00:00 to 24-APR-21 18:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: DREW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported hail the size of quarters 2 miles southeast of Holbrook.

Hail in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:03:00 to 24-APR-21 18:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: DREW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Forsyth County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail in the southern part of the county.

Hail in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:18:00 to 24-APR-21 18:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: COAL MTN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Forsyth County Emergency Manager reported hail the size of quarters near the intersection of Highway 9 and Hopewell Road.

Hail in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:18:00 to 24-APR-21 18:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: COAL MTN
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

The public reported quarter to half dollar size hail  near the intersection of Highway 9 and Hopewell Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in TROUP, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 19:31:00 to 24-APR-21 20:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST PT
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Troup County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from West point northeastward across LaGrange to Hogansville.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKDALE, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 19:50:00 to 24-APR-21 20:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLOSSOM
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Rockdale County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county in a swath around 5 miles wide from the southwestern reaches of the county northeastward across Conyers into the Zingara area.

Thunderstorm Wind in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 20:00:00 to 24-APR-21 20:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: CENTERVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down between Centerville and Loganville from the 4000 block of Summer Place to the 2700 block of Lenora Road SW.

Thunderstorm Wind in UPSON, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 20:44:00 to 24-APR-21 20:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: HANNAH MILL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Upson County Emergency Manager reported a couple of trees blown down along Manley Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BALDWIN, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 21:27:00 to 24-APR-21 21:37:00 (EST-5)
Location: CARLING
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Baldwin County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down around the intersection of 1st Street and Luhaven Street.

Hail in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:22:00 to 24-APR-21 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: DEERWOOD PARK
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 4.00M
Reported by: Public

The public reported hail as large as golf balls in the East Lake area.

Hail in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:18:00 to 24-APR-21 16:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: PANTHERSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The DeKalb County Emergency manager reported quarter size hail near I-20 and Columbia Road.

Hail in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:23:00 to 24-APR-21 18:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: SILVER CITY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported quarter size hail near the intersection of Hopewell Road and Jot Em Down Road.

Hail in HALL, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:25:00 to 24-APR-21 18:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MURRAYVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 1.80M
Reported by: NWS Employee

A retired National Weather Service employee reported hail as big as golf balls on Chestatee Point on Lake Lanier.

Hail in DAWSON, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:28:00 to 24-APR-21 18:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: LUMPKIN
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Social Media

A report was received over social media of hail the size of half dollars near the intersection of Highways 400 and 136.

Hail in HALL, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:42:00 to 24-APR-21 18:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLERMONT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported quarter size hail in the 6200 block of Dahlonega Highway in Clermont.

Hail in CARROLL, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:56:00 to 24-APR-21 19:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: MANDEVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Social Media

A report of quarter size hail on Laurel Creek Court was received over social media.

Hail in CLAYTON, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 19:41:00 to 24-APR-21 19:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: ATLANTA HARTSFIELD I
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

The weather observer at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reported hail up to the size of half dollars.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAYTON, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 19:41:00 to 24-APR-21 19:41:00 (EST-5)
Location: ATLANTA HARTSFIELD I
Magnitude: 66.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

The ASOS at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) recorded a wind gust of 76 mph.

Hail in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:18:00 to 24-APR-21 16:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: GRESHAM PARK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Several reports of hail up to the size of quarters were received over social media from the east Atlanta area.

Hail in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:22:00 to 24-APR-21 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: DEERWOOD PARK
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

An amateur radio operator reported nickel size hail at McKoy Park in Decatur.

Hail in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:30:00 to 24-APR-21 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: STONE MTN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

An amateur radio operator reported hail up to the size of quarters at Stone Mountain Park.

Hail in TROUP, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:40:00 to 24-APR-21 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: COTTONS CROSSROADS
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The broadcast media reported hail the size of ping pong balls at the intersection of Highways 103 and 18.

Hail in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:46:00 to 24-APR-21 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLOSTER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

The public reported hail the size of quarters at Emerald Forest Circle SW and Five Forks Trickum Road SW.

Hail in TROUP, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 16:55:00 to 24-APR-21 17:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: LA GRANGE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Social Media

A report of quarter size hail at the intersection of Main Street and Broome Street was received over social media.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARROLL, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:49:00 to 24-APR-21 18:59:00 (EST-5)
Location: TYUS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Carroll County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the southern half of the county from around Bowden to Roopville, Carrollton and Whitesburg. Trees were blown onto a house near Tyus Veal Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 18:52:00 to 24-APR-21 19:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: UNION
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the southern half of the county in a swath around 5 to 10 miles wide from the Draketown area to Dallas, Hiram and Floral Path.

Thunderstorm Wind in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 19:09:00 to 24-APR-21 19:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAIRPLAY
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Douglas County Emergency Manager and the public reported numerous trees blown down in the Fairplay area, generally along Liberty Road from Tyree Road to Banks Mill Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAYTON, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 19:32:00 to 24-APR-21 19:57:00 (EST-5)
Location: FOREST PARK
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Clayton County Emergency Manager and the general public reported numerous trees and power lines blown down from the Forest Park area to Morrow.

Thunderstorm Wind in COWETA, GEORGIA
From 24-APR-21 19:32:00 to 24-APR-21 19:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: THOMAS XRDS
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported a large tree blown down across Lower Fayetteville Road just east of Chandlers Creek.