Hail, Jeff Davis
- When
- May 2, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jeff Davis County, Snipesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.767, -82.750
Hail in Georgia, May 2, 2004
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 May 2, 2:00 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:00 PM EST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 300 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR INLAND SE GA TIL 7 PM EDT... ...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE NEAR COAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-WED)...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH DIGGING SE ACROSS NATIONS MID SECTION WITH A SURGE OF GULF MOISTURE PRECEDING IT. WSR 88D SHOWING PREFRONTAL SQUALL LINE ENTERING SE GA CWA WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS FORMING SOUTH AND EAST OF IT. IN ADDITION...SHALLOW EAST COAST SEABREEZE HAS FORMED ALONG EAST COAST AND MOVING SLOWLY INLAND. COULD BE SEEING SEVERE STORMS IN OUR GA CWA NEXT FEW HOURS. IN ADDITION...ANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THAT HIT THE SEA BREEZE FRONT COULD PRODUCE A COUPLE OF ISOLATED STORMS AS WELL. COLD FRONT STILL POISED TO MOVE THROUGH SE GA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND NE FL 12Z MONDAY. BOTH MAV AND MET HAVE CATEGORICAL POPS TONIGHT AND SEE NO REASON TO DEVIATE. SHOULD SEE CLEARING FROM NW TO SE FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY...BUT THE SHOWERS LIKELY LINGERING ACROSS SE CWA (MARION...PUTNAM...FLAGLER...) THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AFTER THAT...A TURN TO COOLER AND MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS AS SHORT WAVE TROUGH EXITS AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. TEMPS RUNNING BELOW NORMAL BOTH TUE AND WED. .LONG TERM (THU-SUN)...DEEP LAYER RIDGING WILL SLOWLY BUILD IN BEHIND DEPARTING SHORTWAVE. MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE AGAIN BY FRIDAY AND EXPECTING MAINLY ISOLATED DIURNAL TYPE CONVECTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEA BREEZE COLLISIONS. DID FOLLOW THE MRF MOS GUIDANCE AND WENT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/STORMS FRIDAY ONWARD. GENERALLY...IT WILL BE DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL. && .MARINE...VERY MARGINAL SCEC CONDS OVER THE WATERS AT THE MOMENT WITH WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH SUSTAINED AT 10-15 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADVISORY CONDS WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT...AND MORE THAN LIKELY CLOSER TO SCEC CONDS ACRS MUCH OF THE CSTL WATERS. STEERING FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR TSTM ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS TO MOVE INTO THE WATERS WITH GUSTY WINDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 60 75 49 76 / 80 50 10 10 SSI 63 77 55 73 / 80 80 10 10 JAX 65 77 54 76 / 80 80 10 10 SGJ 67 76 59 73 / 70 80 20 10 GNV 65 77 53 79 / 80 80 10 10 OCF 67 79 55 79 / 80 80 20 10 .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FERNANDINA BCH TO FLAGLER BCH 20 TO 60 NM. GA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALTAMAHA TO FERNANDINA BCH 20 TO 60 NM. && PP/JH
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 12:25 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 125 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-022300- 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- 125 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT... ...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS STILL POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON... PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILS CONCERNING THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK OUT EAST OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE STORMS ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN CONCERNS. ALSO...THERE MAY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS NEAR THE I-95 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...LIKE YESTERDAY...AS A RESULT OF A SEA BREEZE COLLISION. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING PONDING OF WATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. THERE MAY ALSO BE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS WHERE THERE WAS HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRECEDE A COLD FRONT MONDAY. THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE REQUESTED TO SELF ACTIVATE. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. PP
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 2, 9:37 AM EST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1037 AM EDT SUN MAY 02 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HAIL KINGSLAND 30.79N 81.66W
05/01/2004 0.75 INCH CAMDEN GA NWS EMPLOYEE
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
HESSSpecial weather statement, May 2, 1:30 PM EST, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 230 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 GAZ132-133-021900- COFFEE GA-JEFF DAVIS GA- 230 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COFFEE AND JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 230 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 2 MILES EAST OF AMBROSE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND AMBROSE...PRIDGEN...BROXTON...WEST GREEN... SNIPESVILLE AND DENTON THROUGH 300 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND PONDING OF WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ON ROADWAYS...MAINLY ALONG STATE ROAD 268 NORTHEAST OF BROXTON. HESS
Special weather statement, May 2, 2:00 PM EST, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 300 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 GAZ133-021930- JEFF DAVIS GA- 300 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEFF DAVIS COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 300 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SNIPESVILLE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BROXTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DENTON...SNIPESVILLE AND HAZLEHURST THROUGH 330 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND PONDING OF WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. HESS
Special weather statement, May 2, 2:15 PM EST, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 315 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 GAZ132-021945- COFFEE GA- 315 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COFFEE COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 315 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROXTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BROXTON AND WEST GREEN THROUGH 345 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. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND PONDING OF WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. HESS
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
- Wildfire in California, May 2 to 7, 2004
- Tornadoes in Georgia, May 2, 2004
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 2, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 2, 2004
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 2, 2004
- Tornado in Virginia, May 2, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 2, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 2, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 2, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 2, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 2, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 2, 2004
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, May 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: 5396508.