Georgia, 2001

Hail in Georgia, June 26, 2001

June 26, 2001 · NWS CHS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 9:15 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 9:15 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1015 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2001

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP. SOME SHORTWAVE
ENERGY TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY.  PLENTY OF SUNSHINE OVER THE CWA
WILL HELP TEMPS RISE TO 85 TO 90 THIS AFTN. SEABREEZE BNDRY ALREADY
BEGINNING TO DEVELOP. AIRMASS PRETTY UNSTABLE WITH LI OF -9 AND CAPE
OVER 3000. WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS AS ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. CURRENT FCST LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK WITH NO
UPDATE PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

CWF...CURRENT FCST LOOKS GOOD. NO CHANGES PLANNED.

CHS   86  70  86  71 /  40  20  40  20
SAV   88  69  86  70 /  30  30  40  30
CHL   87  74  85  75 /  40  20  40  20
NBC   87  72  86  73 /  40  20  40  20
RBW   85  67  86  69 /  40  20  40  20

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

SLF/WOODWORTH

The radar

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Screven

When
June 26, 1:35 PM EST
Where
Screven County, 3 mi S of Sylvania
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.700, -81.633

Hail, Bulloch

When
June 26, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Bulloch County, 3 mi SE of Stilson
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
32.300, -81.517

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5253547, 5253548.