Hail in Oconee County, Georgia
Hail March 21, 2017 · Oconee County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The public reported quarter size hail in Watkinsville.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Watkinsville (33.8600, -83.4100).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 690006. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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