Hail on July 20, 2023

Name: Hail in North Georgia, July 20, 2023
Start: 2023-07-20
Location: Ellijay, Talking Rock, Jefferson and nearby

NOAA radar estimated hail up to 1.70 inches (ping pong ball size) across North Georgia on July 20, 2023, with the largest stones over Ellijay, Talking Rock, Jefferson and nearby. 19 zip codes show an estimated maximum of three quarters of an inch or more.

0.5 in0.75 in1 in1.5 in2 in+Estimated maximum hail size (NOAA MRMS)

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Zip codes in the swath

Zip	City	County	Est. max hail	Area at 1 in+
30536	Ellijay	Gilmer	1.70 in (ping pong ball size)	16%
30175	Talking Rock	Pickens	1.61 in (ping pong ball size)	7%
30549	Jefferson	Jackson	1.24 in (quarter size)	10%
30572	Suches	Union	1.11 in (quarter size)	2%
30533	Dahlonega	Lumpkin	1.07 in (quarter size)	2%
30143	Jasper	Pickens	1.07 in (quarter size)	0%
30547	Homer	Banks	1.07 in (quarter size)	4%
30534	Dawsonville	Dawson	1.01 in (quarter size)	0%
30028	Cumming	Forsyth	1.01 in (quarter size)	1%
30567	Pendergrass	Jackson	0.96 in (penny size)	0%
30513	Blue Ridge	Gilmer	0.94 in (penny size)	0%
30554	Lula	Banks	0.93 in (penny size)	0%
30510	Alto	Banks	0.84 in (penny size)	0%
30559	Mineral Bluff	Fannin	0.83 in (penny size)	0%
30633	Danielsville	Madison	0.83 in (penny size)	0%
30540	Ellijay	Gilmer	0.78 in (penny size)	0%
30528	Cleveland	White	0.76 in (penny size)	0%
30040	Cumming	Forsyth	0.76 in (penny size)	0%
30527	Clermont	Hall	0.75 in (penny size)	0%
30555	Mc Caysville	Fannin	0.74 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30530	Commerce	Banks	0.74 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30041	Cumming	Forsyth	0.73 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30601	Athens	Clarke	0.73 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30521	Carnesville	Franklin	0.72 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30607	Athens	Jackson	0.70 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30560	Morganton	Fannin	0.69 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30506	Gainesville	Hall	0.69 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30531	Cornelia	Habersham	0.67 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30683	Winterville	Oglethorpe	0.67 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30662	Royston	Franklin	0.66 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30125	Cedartown	Polk	0.64 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30107	Ball Ground	Cherokee	0.63 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30548	Hoschton	Jackson	0.63 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30512	Blairsville	Union	0.62 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30565	Nicholson	Jackson	0.61 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30605	Athens	Clarke	0.61 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30541	Epworth	Fannin	0.60 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30507	Gainesville	Hall	0.60 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30752	Trenton	Dade	0.57 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30630	Crawford	Oglethorpe	0.57 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30558	Maysville	Banks	0.56 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30501	Gainesville	Hall	0.56 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30120	Cartersville	Bartow	0.56 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30602	Athens	Clarke	0.56 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30132	Dallas	Paulding	0.55 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30522	Cherrylog	Gilmer	0.54 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30725	Flintstone	Walker	0.53 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30750	Lookout Mountain	Dade	0.52 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30148	Marble Hill	Pickens	0.52 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30566	Oakwood	Hall	0.51 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30504	Gainesville	Hall	0.50 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30629	Comer	Madison	0.50 in (pea to dime size)	0%
30009	Alpharetta	Fulton	0.50 in (pea to dime size)	0%

National Weather Service reports

Location	County	Report
1 ESE Calhoun	Gordon	wind
1 NW Flowery Branch	Hall	wind
Flowery Branch	Hall	wind
1 WNW Mineral Bluff	Fannin	wind
1 SSW Hiram	Paulding	wind
2 SSE Tucker	DeKalb	wind
2 N Stone Mountain	DeKalb	wind
1 SSW Dallas	Paulding	wind
2 SSE Dallas	Paulding	wind
4 S Dallas	Paulding	wind
3 S Dallas	Paulding	wind
1 N New Georgia	Paulding	wind
4 ENE New Georgia	Paulding	wind
New Georgia	Paulding	wind
Gratis	Walton	wind
1 W Mount Vernon	Walton	wind
Gratis	Walton	wind
7 SW Carnesville	Franklin	wind
4 SE Clermont	Hall	wind
3 NW North Georgia Spee	Whitfield	wind 58.0 mph

Ground reports are observations from spotters, the public and officials. Most hail is never reported, so no report does not mean no hail.

What to check after this storm

From the ground, look at soft metals: gutters, downspouts, vents and the fins on your AC unit. Dents and dings there mean hail hit hard enough to bruise shingles. Granules piling up at downspout outlets are another sign. Do not climb on the roof; a free inspection settles it with photos.

Estimated maximum hail size from the NOAA MRMS MESH product, a radar estimate that can run higher or lower than what reached the ground. See how it works.