Hail, Elbert
- When
- August 7, 6:58 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, 5 mi NE of Elberton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.167, -82.800
Hail in Georgia, August 7, 2003
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 7, 5:54 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 5:54 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 654 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 A QUICK GRID AND TEXT UPDATE TO ACCOUNT FOR RECENT CONVECTIVE TRENDS ON SATELLITE AND KGSP RADAR. WILL GO WITH CATEGORICAL PRECIP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND WILL ALSO BUMP UP A BIT ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. WILL KEEP TEMPS THE SAME FOR NOW AND WILL REVISIT AT THE USUAL MID EVE UPDATE TIME. .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES NCZ033>037...NCZ048>050... NCZ053>057...NCZ065>072...NCZ082. SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES SCZ003-006>009-012>014. MOORE ...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS TO REMAIN W OF AREA EARLY PART OF FORECAST...WITH IMPULSES ROUNDING BASE OF TROUGH EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT UPSLOPE COMPONENT AGAIN TONIGHT AS SURFACE WAVE MOVES NE ALONG WEAK BOUNDARY...AND WILL CARRY LIKELY POPS N PORTION. FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO REMAIN UP ALONG N AND E PORTIONS...WHERE MOST ACTIVITY OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. MAY INCLUDE REST OF AREA IF MORE ACTIVITY DEVELOPS THERE. SIMILAR SCENARIO SET FOR FRI NIGHT...THOUGH IMPULSE A BIT WEAKER AND MORE TO S. LIKELY POPS AGAIN IN N AS MORE WAVE ACTION EXPECTED TO PRODUCE UPSLOPE AGAIN. YET ANOTHER VORT LOBE ROUNDS TROUGH SAT...BUT EVEN FARTHER TO S AND WEAKER STILL. CHANCE POPS SHOULD SUFFICE SAT. TEMPERATURES VERY CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE. EXTENDED FORECAST DEPENDANT ON MAINTAINING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO W...WITH IMPULSES PASSING OVER AREA...AND SURFACE TROUGH LEE OF MOUNTAINS. POPS/TEMPERATURES NEAR PERSISTENCE. FCSTID = 07 GSP 68 86 68 86 / 60 50 50 30 AND 68 87 68 88 / 50 50 50 40 CLT 69 86 69 86 / 60 60 60 40 HKY 66 83 66 83 / 60 60 60 30 AVL 62 80 62 81 / 60 50 50 30 07
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 4:21 AM EST, 14 hours 37 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-071100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 521 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXPECTED...A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WATCH COVERS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE THROUGH ASHEVILLE AND GREENVILLE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH (FFAGSP) FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. OUTSIDE THE WATCH AREA...SCATTERED STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK (ESFGSP) WILL ADDRESS CONCERNS FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING FOR TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK (SPSGSP) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. A UPPER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIST OVER THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. THIS SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER AND/OR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT. NED
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:25 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
GAZ028-SCZ010-072215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 525 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 515 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN HART COUNTY INTO NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY. THROUGH 630 PM...THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM HARTWELL...TO THE CITY OF ANDERSON...AND EVENTUALLY TO BELTON AND WILLIAMSTON. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON I-85. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BLOW DOWN SMALL LIMBS...AND COULD TOPPLE DEAD TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LANE
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:20 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SCZ006-011-012-019-072330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED LOCATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 620 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE UPSTATE... AT 615 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN TIP OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY. THROUGH 730 PM...THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR DONALDS...FORK SHOALS...WARE SHOALS...HICKORY TAVERN...AND EVENTUALLY GRAY COURT AND LAURENS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN LOCATIONS. PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON HIGHWAY 25...AS WELL AS OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BLOW DOWN SMALL LIMBS...AND COULD TOPPLE DEAD TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LANE
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:36 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SCZ007-008-072330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 636 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SPARTANBURG AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES THIS EVENING... AT 630 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM REIDVILLE...TO THE WEST SIDE OF SPARTANBURG...TO WEST OF COWPENS. THROUGH 730 PM...THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY AND WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN LOCATIONS. PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON I-85 AND I-26...AS WELL AS OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BLOW DOWN SMALL LIMBS...AND COULD TOPPLE DEAD TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LANE
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:19 PM EST, 39 minutes before
NCZ037-057-071-072-080015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 719 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT... AT 715 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR HUNTERSVILLE...TO KANNAPOLIS...TO CHINA GROVE...TO MOCKSVILLE. THROUGH 8 PM...THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST TO AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM CONCORD...TO SALISBURY...TO WESTERN OUTSKIRTS OF THE TRIAD. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN LOCATIONS. PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON I-85...HIGHWAY 70...AND OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS... AND COULD TOPPLE DEAD TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LANE
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:29 PM EST, 29 minutes before
SCZ007-008-012-013-080015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 729 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPSTATE... AT 720 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. ONE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE SPARTANBURG AND CHEROKEE COUNTY LINE. THE OTHER WAS LOCATED BETWEEN LAURENS AND WATERLOO. THROUGH 830 PM...THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CHEROKEE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF GAFFNEY...AND THE EASTERN HALF OF LAURENS COUNTY....INCLUDING CLINTON. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN LOCATIONS. PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON I-85 AND I-26...AS WELL AS OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL LIMBS...AND COULD TOPPLE DEAD TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LANE
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:36 PM EST, 22 minutes before
GAZ029-080030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 736 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ELBERT COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM... AT 730 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN BOWMAN AND RUCKERSVILLE. THROUGH 830 PM...THIS STORM WILL MOVE EAST AND SOUTHEAST TO AFFECT AREAS FROM RUCKERSVILLE TO ELBERTON. GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN LOCATIONS. PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS AND SIDE ROADS ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BLOW DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND COULD TOPPLE DEAD TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LANE
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado in Florida, August 7, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 7, 2003
- Flash Flood in New York, August 7 to 8, 2003
- Tornado in Virginia, August 7, 2003
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 7, 2003
- Tornado in Florida, August 7, 2003
- Wildfire in Idaho, August 7 to 11, 2003
- Flash Flood in Massachusetts, August 7, 2003
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 7, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 7, 2003
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 7, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 7, 2003
More
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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: 5336818.