Hail — Franklin, Georgia

2017-03-21 · near Carnesville, Franklin, Georgia

Event narrative

Public reported 3/4 inch hail in the Carnesville area.

Wider weather episode

Scattered evening thunderstorms developed in association with a surface trough and an unseasonably warm and moist air mass across northeast Georgia. Several severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across the foothills and Piedmont.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 686254. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.