Hail in Wilkes County, Georgia

Hail September 7, 2023 · Wilkes County, Georgia

1.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Golf ball sized hail cracked windshield on Hwy 47 near Hwy 195.

The wider storm

A weakening frontal system moved southeast into an unstable airmass over Central GA. Steep lapse rates and instability meant scattered thunderstorms over Central and East-Central GA developed damaging winds and some hail.

Began near Brickhouse (33.6553, -82.7663).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1141840. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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