{
 "dataset": "Athens, GA storm events — 12-month window, 25-mile radius (floods and special weather statements excluded, matching the city page)",
 "license": "https://www.stormauditor.com/data-license",
 "provenance": "Deduplicated by StormAuditor from public NOAA/NWS records (warnings, Local Storm Reports, NCEI Storm Events) under the published methodology at https://www.stormauditor.com/methodology",
 "refreshed_at": "2026-08-24T08:55:11.712+00:00",
 "window_days": 365,
 "event_count": 6,
 "fields": {
  "date": "Event date (YYYY-MM-DD, local storm day)",
  "county": "County or county-equivalent",
  "city": "Nearest city/place named in the source record",
  "event_type": "hazard tag: wind | hail | tornado | flood | lightning",
  "severity": "StormAuditor severity bucket (low|moderate|high|severe)",
  "evidence": "evidence level of the source record",
  "wind_mph": "reported/estimated wind gust, mph (blank if n/a)",
  "hail_in": "reported/estimated hail size, inches (blank if n/a)",
  "source": "originating public record (NWS warning, LSR, NCEI, ...)",
  "lat": "event latitude (WGS84, may be blank)",
  "lon": "event longitude (WGS84, may be blank)"
 },
 "events": [
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-07-18-wind-33.86--83.41",
   "lat": 33.86,
   "lon": -83.41,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Watkinsville",
   "date": "2026-07-18",
   "county": "Oconee",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Watkinsville-TFPL site.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS FFC — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 53,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-JCA-2026-07-12",
   "lat": 34.1739,
   "lon": -83.5583,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Jefferson",
   "date": "2026-07-12",
   "county": "Jackson",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Jefferson (JCA) recorded a 55 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "GA_ASOS automated observation — Jefferson (JCA) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 55,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-06-14-wind-33.87--83.54",
   "lat": 33.87,
   "lon": -83.54,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "2 WSW Eastville",
   "date": "2026-06-14",
   "county": "Oconee",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Mesonet station UGA29 Watkinsville-Uga.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS FFC — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 50,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-AHN-2025-12-29",
   "lat": 33.9486,
   "lon": -83.3264,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "ATHENS MUNICIPAL",
   "date": "2025-12-29",
   "county": "Oconee",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "ATHENS MUNICIPAL (AHN) recorded a 51 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "GA_ASOS automated observation — ATHENS MUNICIPAL (AHN) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 51,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2025-11-08-hail-34.13--83.22",
   "lat": 34.13,
   "lon": -83.22,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "1 N Danielsville",
   "date": "2025-11-08",
   "county": "Madison",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "HAIL reported near 1 N Danielsville",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS FFC — Emergency Mngr via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2025-11-08-hail-34.19--83.04",
   "lat": 34.19,
   "lon": -83.04,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "1 SSW Bowman",
   "date": "2025-11-08",
   "county": "Elbert",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "Social media video of at least quarter size hail falling in the Bowman area.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS GSP — Public via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  }
 ]
}