Hail — Barrow, Georgia
2017-03-21 · near Statham, Barrow, Georgia
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Event narrative
Quarter size hail was reported on a farm along Finch Road.
Wider weather episode
A large mesoscale convective complex developed along a cold front across central and southern Tennessee in response to a series of short waves sweeping through the region. These thunderstorms encountered an unstable and moderately-sheared atmosphere as they moved south into north Georgia producing numerous, widespread reports of large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds as well as two isolated tornadoes.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 689999. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.