Hail in Barrow County, Georgia

Hail July 21, 2018 · Barrow County, Georgia

1.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Barrow County Emergency Manager relayed several reports of quarter to ping pong ball size hail in the Winder area.

The wider storm

A series of short waves moving through an unseasonably strong northwesterly upper-level flow pattern brought several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across north and central Georgia. One of these episodes moved across the region during the afternoon and evening producing numerous reports of large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds.

Began near Russell (33.9600, -83.7200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 776856. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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