Storm reports for March 26, 2011

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On March 26, 2011, 196 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Coweta County, GA.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (196)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (232 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coweta County, GA (near Grantville) · Hail 4.25″ · $6.5 million
  “Literally dozens of reports of large damaging hail were received from the public across southern Coweta county from Grantville, Moreland, eastward to Senoia.”
• Cobb County, GA (near Acworth) · Hail 1.75″ · $3.8 million
  “The public observed golf ball-sized hail west of Kennesaw and near Due West, with quarter-sized hail southwest of Acworth and near Marietta. WSR-88D suggests that at least quarter-sized hail continued southeast across the county toward Smyrna and Vinings.”
• Bibb County, GA (near Lizella) · Hail 2.50″ · $2.3 million
  “Several reports of golf ball-sized hail were received from the western half of Bibb county from Lizella and Lake Tobesofkee to near Macon. There was even one report of tennis-ball-sized hail near Lizella.”
• Hall County, GA (near Flowery Branch) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.8 million
  “The public observed golf ball-sized hail in Flowery Branch. Otherwise, mostly quarter-sized hail was observed elsewhere across the southern part of Hall county near Oakwood and Flowery Branch. WSR-88D radar data suggests that quarter-sized hail likely continued eastward toward Chestnut Mountain.”
• Bibb County, GA (near Skipperton) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.6 million
  “A storm spotter observed golf ball-sized hail just north of the Macon Regional Airport on Hartly Bridge Road. An amateur radio operator relayed a report of half-dollar-sized hail from southern Bibb county and a trained spotter observed quarter-sized hail in southern Bibb county, just west of…”
• Spalding County, GA (near Digbey) · Hail 1.75″ · $888,000
  “The Spalding County Emergency Management Director and the public observed quarter to golf ball-sized hail along Georgia Highway 16 near Griffin. Quarter to golf ball-sized hail was also observed in Coweta county near the Spalding county line.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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