Hail, Clinch
- When
- March 17, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clinch County, 2 mi N of Dupont
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.017, -82.867
Hail in Georgia, March 17, 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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 17, 2:45 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 2:45 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 245 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003 CURRENTLY...UPR LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OVER THE N GULF COAST REGION WITH SFC LOW ADVANCING INLAND INTO S AL. GOMEX CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG VORT MAXES SWINGING TROUGH THE REGION APPEARS TO HAVE SPLIT INTO TWO DISTINCT AREAS...THE STRONGER AREA BECOMING ZONALLY ORIENTED OFFSHORE OF THE TBW AREA AND THE SECOND REGION ADVANCING ENE INTO THE EASTERN FL PANHANDLE. ATT...NVA OVER THE CWA WITH ONLY WCSB SHRA MOVING THRU THE SUWANNEE VALLEY. TONIGHT..WILL HAVE TO MONITOR CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER APALACHEE BAY AS EXPECT THIS ENERGY TO BRING THE HIGHEST CHC POPS THIS EVENING TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY AND INLAND GA AS SFC LOW TO THE W MOVES ENE WHILE UPR LOW OPENS UP. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA AT THE MID AND UPR LVLS AS RIDGE AXIS BUILDS IN FROM THE W TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH LOW LVL FLOW BECOMES SLY...EXPECT PATCHY FG AND LOW CIGS TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS GIVEN ABUNDANCE OF SFC MOISTURE. TUE & TUE NIGHT...RIDGING BUILDS ALOFT WITH SLY FLOW BRINGING WARM TEMPS TO THE CWA. WILL CARRY SILENT 10% POPS BOTH PERIODS AS BULK OF DYNAMICS REMAINS N AND S OF THE AREA...BUT SWODY2 PUTS OUR WESTERN MOST ZONES IN SLIGHT RISK. BOTH AVN AND MESOETA BRING A VORT LOBE MOVING EWD ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE RIDGE TUE AFTN...BUT WILL NOT MENTION POPS YET AS MEAN LAYER RH AND LOW LVL INSTABILITY APPEAR RATHER WEAK. WED & WED NIGHT...WARM-UP WED AFTN AS HIGHS REACH THE MID 80S TO UPR 80S ACRS MOST OF THE CWA WITH STRONG WAA AHEAD OF STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS. MOISTURE SURGES WITH PWATS INCREASING ABOUT 1.5 AND INSTABILITY PARAMETERS BOOST WITH CAPES NEAR 2000 J/KG AND LI OF -5 TO -6. WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHC OF POPS WED AND INCRS TO LOW CHC WED NIGHT FOR WESTERN MOST ZONES AS WEAK MID LVL IMPULSES ADVANCE OVER THE AREA FROM THE GOMEX AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THU...VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM ACRS THE PLAINS LIFTS NE AS ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE REGION. WARM TEMPS IN THE 80S CONTINUE THU AFTN WITH LOW LVL SLY FLOW AND SW FLOW ALOFT AS UPR RIDGE ADVANCES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. BRZY CONDITIONS LIKELY WITH TIGHT PGRAD SETTING UP ACRS THE AREA. WILL CARRY CHC POPS WITH HIGHEST POPS ACRS NORTHERN ZONES. EXTENDED...FROPA PROGGED FOR FRI WITH CLRING SAT AS HIGH PRESS BUILDS ACRS THE PLAINS. I AM PRETTY SKEPTICAL OF THE GFS SOLUTION ATT WRT TO IT PUSHING THE FRONT THRU THE CWA BY EARLY SAT. ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE UPR LVL PUSH BEGINS TO SLACK ACRS THE AREA AND THE SFC FRONTS LINGER OVER THE FL PENINSULA AS THEY BECOME DIFFUSE. ATT...WILL TREND TOWARD THE ENSEMBLE MEX GUIDANCE WITH HIGHEST POPS THU NIGHT INTO FRI WITH SLIGHT CHC OF SHRA FRI NIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES (KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED) THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESS BUILDS INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION WITH LOW LVL FLOW BECOMING ONSHORE SUN EVENING. NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS INDUCED IN THE WESTERN GOMEX LATE SUN AS UPR TROUGH DIGS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW IS ADVERTISED TO TRACK ACRS THE CWA MON WITH GOOD DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM ATT. MARINE...NO HEADLINES. THU MAY NEED MARGINAL SCA AS SWLY WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. FIRE WX...NO CONCERNS. CCF... FCSTID = 24 AMG 56 82 59 83 / 40 10 10 20 SSI 58 77 61 77 / 30 10 10 20 JAX 57 83 62 83 / 30 10 10 20 SGJ 60 81 65 80 / 20 10 10 20 GNV 60 84 64 85 / 40 10 10 20 OCF 61 84 65 86 / 30 10 10 20 .JAX... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. PUBLIC...BROYLES MARINE/FIRE WX...ZIBURA
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 10:35 AM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes before
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-172300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1035 AM EST MON MAR 17 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ...RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAYTIME HEATING IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW SOME OF THE STORMS TO BECOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DUE TO THE FASTER STORM MOTION AND SCATTERED NATURE OF THIS PRECIPITATION THE RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS NOT AS GREAT AS EARLIER THIS MORNING. AREA RIVERS WILL CONTINUE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED STRONG AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE PERIOD. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IN THEIR AREA IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. ZIBURA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 4:42 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
GAZ163-172215- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 442 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CLINCH COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM EST... AT 442 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST SOUTHWEST OF CLINCH COUNTY... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND DU PONT...HOMERVILLE...COGDELL AND ARGYLE THROUGH 515 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 4:52 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
FLZ037-038-172230- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 452 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PUTNAM AND FLAGLER COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM... AT 452 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 13 MILES SOUTH OF GEORGETOWN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF PIERSON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND GEORGETOWN...CRESCENT CITY...POMONA PARK...LAKE COMO...ST JOHNS PARK...SAN MATEO AND EAST PALATKA THROUGH 530 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SHASHY
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 4:55 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
GAZ149-172245- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 455 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ATKINSON COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM... AT 455 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 13 MILES SOUTH OF WILLACOOCHEE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF LAKELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WILLACOOCHEE...PEARSON AND AXSON THROUGH 545 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. TAKE SHELTER IF LIGHTNING IS IN YOUR AREA. BROYLES
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:28 PM EST, 32 minutes before
FLZ023-GAZ150-164-172315- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 528 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WARE...NORTHERN BAKER...AND WESTERN CHARLTON COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EST... AT 528 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILLWOOD TO 11 MILES WEST OF TAYLOR...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MILLWOOD...MANOR...TAYLOR...WARESBORO...STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK...WAYCROSS...DIXIE UNION AND DEENWOOD THROUGH 615 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:56 PM EST, 4 minutes before
FLZ024-172330- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 556 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE NASSUA THROUGH 630 PM... AT 555 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 11 MILES WEST OF CALLAHAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND CALLAHAN THROUGH 630 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SHASHY WWUS82 KJAX 172257 CCA SPSJAX FLZ024-172330- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 556 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE NASSAU THROUGH 630 PM... AT 555 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 11 MILES WEST OF CALLAHAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND CALLAHAN THROUGH 630 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SHASHY
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:56 PM EST, 4 minutes before
FLZ024-172330- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 556 PM EST MON MAR 17 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE NASSAU THROUGH 630 PM... AT 555 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 11 MILES WEST OF CALLAHAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND CALLAHAN THROUGH 630 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SHASHY
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, March 17 to 19, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 17, 2003
- Flood in New York, March 17 to 18, 2003
- Flooding in North Dakota, March 17 to 26, 2003
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 17 to 19, 2003
- Flash Flood in Montana, March 17 to 18, 2003
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 17 to 20, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, March 17, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 17, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 17, 2003
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, March 17 to 18, 2003
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 17 to 19, 2003
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, March 2003
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: 5341058.