Hail — Wheeler, Georgia

2019-09-09 · near Stuckey, Wheeler, Georgia

Event narrative

The Wheeler County Emergency Manager reported hail the size of nickels along Highway 280 west of Glenwood.

Wider weather episode

A very warm and unstable air mass over the area combined with afternoon heating and a stationary frontal boundary across the region to produce scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Isolated reports of hail and damaging thunderstorm winds were received each day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 851995. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.