Hail — Wayne, Georgia

2023-04-26 · near Gardi, Wayne, Georgia

Event narrative

Hail was observed in Gardi. The reported was shared via Social Media.

Wider weather episode

A quasi-stationary frontal zone was meandering near the I-10 corridor in the afternoon under zonal flow aloft and passing weak short wave PVA. Cold temperatures aloft combined with shear and CAPE in the hail growth zone combined with diurnal instability and mesoscale boundary collisions to produce large hail in scattered severe afternoon and evening storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1092166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.