Hail — Jenkins, Georgia

2022-05-23 · near Millen, Jenkins, Georgia

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of pennies which lasted for about 3 minutes near Millen.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours across southern and southeastern Georgia. These thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a nearby front and eventually evolved into a line of thunderstorms as they progressed eastward through the late afternoon hours. The thunderstorms produced numerous reports of severe weather across southeast Georgia, the majority of which were damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024368. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.