Hail in Georgia, April 8, 2004

Name: Hail in Georgia, April 8, 2004
Start: 2004-04-08T14:25
End: 2004-04-08T14:25
Location: Georgia

April 8, 2004 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Large hail was reported on Swamp Rd. in Obediah Villages.

Where it happened

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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 happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

Large hail was reported on Swamp Rd. in Obediah Villages.

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 Apr 8, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
135 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

.SHORT TERM...WILL KEEP THIS SHORT DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
THUNDERSTORMS NOW SOUTH OF AREA THAT EARLIER PRODUCED ISOLATED
SEVERE WEATHER. ANOTHER AREA OF CONVECTION IN S GA MOVING TOWARD AREA
SHOULD PUSH ACROSS SE GA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SHORT WAVE
TROUGH WILL MOVE TO E COAST AROUND 00Z THIS EVENING ENDING RAIN
CHANCES. ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THINGS QUIET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.

.LONG TERM...RAIN CHANCES RETURN SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER
TROUGH AMPLIFYS OVER PLAINS AND APPROACHES AREA.

&&

.MARINE...WILL GO WITH SCEC CONDITIONS.  PREFRONTAL TROUGH WILL
MOVE ACROSS TONIGHT WITH A STALLING COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 56 81 55 82 / 50 00 00 00
SSI 60 77 60 77 / 50 00 00 00
JAX 59 81 58 81 / 30 00 00 00
SGJ 61 77 61 80 / 20 00 00 00
GNV 60 83 57 84 / 20 00 00 00
OCF 61 82 56 85 / 20 00 00 00
&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
&&

MZ/JD

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 9:51 AM EST, 4 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1051 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-082100-
ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-
CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-
COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)-
GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM-
ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
1051 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 PM FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
PARTS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND SPOTTERS
SHOULD ACTIVATE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

MZ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 1:06 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
206 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

GAZ150>153-164-165-081845-
BRANTLEY GA-CHARLTON GA-INLAND CAMDEN GA-INLAND GLYNN GA-PIERCE
GA-WARE GA-
206 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CHARLTON...
BRANTLEY...WARE...PIERCE...CAMDEN AND GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 245 PM EDT...

AT 206 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HOBOKEN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WINOKUR...HOBOKEN...HICKOX...RAYBON...
HORTENSE...NAHUNTA...ATKINSON AND WAYNESVILLE THROUGH 245 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

SANDRIK

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 1:27 PM EST, 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
227 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

GAZ149-163-081915-
ATKINSON GA-CLINCH GA-
227 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLINCH AND
ATKINSON COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL
315 PM EDT...

AT 227 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLACOOCHEE...OR
ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WILLACOOCHEE...
PEARSON...AXSON...HOMERVILLE...COGDELL AND ARGYLE THROUGH 315 PM EDT.
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

Local storm report, Apr 8, 1:39 PM EST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
239 PM EDT THU APR 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     HAIL             NEEDHAM                 31.16N 82.43W
04/08/2004  0.50 INCH        WARE               GA   PUBLIC

0230 PM     HAIL             HOMERVILLE              31.04N 82.75W
04/08/2004  0.25 INCH        CLINCH             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MZ

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 1:45 PM EST, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
245 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

GAZ153-154-081930-
COASTAL GLYNN GA-INLAND GLYNN GA-
245 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GLYNN COUNTY FOR
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

AT 245 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF DOCK JUNCTION...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND THALMANN...BRUNSWICK...BOYS ESTATE...DOCK JUNCTION...COUNTRY
CLUB ESTATES...ST. SIMONS...GLYNN HAVEN AND LITTLE ST. SIMONS ISLAND
THROUGH 330 PM EDT. 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, Apr 8, 2:04 PM EST, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
304 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

FLZ033-035>038-040-081930-
ALACHUA-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-MARION-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS-
304 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 54 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR ALACHUA...
FLAGLER...GILCHRIST...MARION...PUTNAM...AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES.

THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECTED THE AREA EARLIER HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF
THE AREA SO THE SEVERE THREAT HAS ENDED.

MZ

Local storm report, Apr 8, 2:21 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
321 PM EDT THU APR 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0250 PM     HAIL             10 SW HOMERVILLE        30.93N 82.87W
04/08/2004  1.25 INCH        CLINCH             GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            OCCURRED IN TOWN OF DUPONT

0300 PM     HAIL             HOMERVILLE              31.04N 82.75W
04/08/2004  0.88 INCH        CLINCH             GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0300 PM     HAIL             5 S PEARSON             31.22N 82.85W
04/08/2004  1.75 INCH        ATKINSON           GA   PUBLIC

            TREE LIMBS DOWN ON HIGHWAY 441

0310 PM     HAIL             6 NW ST. SIMONS         31.24N 81.46W
04/08/2004  0.25 INCH        GLYNN              GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MZ

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ware

When: April 8, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Ware County, 8 mi S of Waycross
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 31.100, -82.350

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, April 2004

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: 5387122.