Hail in Dawson County, Georgia

Hail April 24, 2021 · Dawson County, Georgia

1.25 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A report was received over social media of hail the size of half dollars near the intersection of Highways 400 and 136.

The wider storm

A mid-level short wave, and an associated surface low and cold, front swept through the region. A moderately unstable airmass ahead of this system helped to fuel scattered severe thunderstorms across north Georgia during the afternoon and into the evening.

Began near Lumpkin (34.4000, -84.0100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 950739. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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