Hail — Wayne, Georgia

2022-04-05 · near Grangerville, Wayne, Georgia

Event narrative

The time of the hail report was based on radar. Sizes ranged from nickel to pea size.

Wider weather episode

The sea breeze developed and pushed inland just west of I-95 during the afternoon and early evening. Showers and storms developed ahead of the main squall line across GA and as the storms interacted with the sea breeze and outflows, they became severe. SE GA had the highest chance of severe storms where CAPE was near 2000 J/kg,

bulk shear was 50-60 kts, and sfc-3 km storm relative helicity was 200-300 m2/s2. A Tornado Watch was issued for all of SE GA and the adjacent nearshore Atlantic waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1014742. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.