Hail — Cherokee, Georgia

2015-09-03 · near Woodstock, Cherokee, Georgia

Event narrative

The Woodstock Police Department reported quarter to golf ball sized hail at Towne Lake Parkway and Running Deer Parkway.

Wider weather episode

A weak surface low moving across southern Georgia swept deep moisture across North and Central Georgia during the day providing moderate instability over the region. A strong short wave associated with an upper-level trough digging into the southeastern U.S. produced scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across North and Central Georgia during the afternoon and early evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 599265. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.