Hail — Schley, Georgia

2015-12-24 · near Concord, Schley, Georgia

Event narrative

The public reported quarter sized hail in extreme northern Schley County.

Wider weather episode

Persistent, deep and strong southwesterly upper-level flow across the eastern U.S. resulted in an extremely moist and moderately unstable atmosphere over North and Central Georgia. A stalled frontal boundary and a series of short waves in the southwesterly upper flow resulted in multiple rounds of heavy rain, and strong to severe thunderstorms, with widespread flash flooding, damaging thunderstorms winds, hail and an isolated tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 607359. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.