Hail in Heard County, Georgia

Hail May 20, 2018 · Heard County, Georgia

0.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The public reported penny size hail in the 16000 block of U.S. Highway 27 near Centralhatchee.

The wider storm

A persistent moist and moderately unstable air mass over the region, combined with afternoon heating and a weak mid/upper-level low over south Georgia resulted in a cluster of severe thunderstorms producing damaging wind gusts across portions of north Georgia.

Began near Glenloch (33.3800, -85.1100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 748515. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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