Hail in Wilkes County, Georgia
Hail April 5, 2017 · Wilkes County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Golf ball size hail was reported by a CoCoRaHS observer near Rayle.
The wider storm
Another strong short wave, the second in three days, rotated through a large and deep upper-level trough over the eastern U.S. A deep surface low and strong cold front moved through the state combining with moderate instability and strong low-level shear to produce another round of widespread severe weather across north and central Georgia, including several tornadoes.
Began near Linesville (33.8300, -82.8800).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 698366. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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