24 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 22, 10:33 AM EST, 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1033 AM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 .UPDATE... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AL IN ARE OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY. SO FAR MOST OF THE BETTER STRUCTURED STORMS HAVE BEEN ACROSS ALABAMA IN MORE FAVORABLE WIND PROFILE THOUGH THINKING AS AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...WIND PROFILE AND UPPER DIFFLUENT FLOW SHOULD BEGIN TO SUSTAIN BETTER STRUCTURED STORMS WITH MAIN THREAT FOR AFTERNOON BEING HAIL UP TO INCH DIAMETER. NOT AS WORRIED ABOUT WIND AND TORNADO THREAT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AS COOL WEDGE AIR SHOULD KEEP BOUNDARY LAYER SOMEWHAT DECOUPLED....THIS IN CONCERT WITH SPC AND LATEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. BETTER POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES AND WIND LOOKS TO BE LATER THIS EVENING WHEN DEEPER MOISTURE AND RETREATING WEDGE OCCUR. && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. && 39
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 611 AM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-231110- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-CRAWFORD- CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-FANNIN-FAYETTE- FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK- HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON- JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE- MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE- OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE- SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR- TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON- WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 611 AM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WITH A COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTHWARD FROM THIS SYSTEM. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH THE FRONT MOVE THROUGH BY WED MORNING. .PRIMARY HAZARD... NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AFTER 2PM. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME SEVERE... WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...DUE TO INCREASING WIND SHEAR. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2PM TODAY AND 4AM WEDNESDAY. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CURRENTLY THERE IS A WARM AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA WITH A WEAK WEDGE OF COOLER...MORE STABLE AIR BUILDING INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THERE IS A WEAK TO MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WITH IT CAPES IN EXCESS OF 1500 AND LIFTED INDICES TO MINUS 5 WITH HELICITY VALUES OF 1 TO 2. THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER LEVEL JET IN A FAVORABLE DIFFLUENT PATTERN ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA WHICH WILL DIMINISH SOME AS IT MOVES OVER NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH ORIGINATE IN ALABAMA...WILL MOVE EAST INTO GEORGIA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. .OTHER HAZARDS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.50 TO 1.00 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION ANYTIME AFTER 2 PM TODAY. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY MORNING TAPERING OFF BY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1055 AM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 GAZ106-108-221645- 1055 AM EST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL IN CRISP AND WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM EST... AT 1048 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ARABI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA-SIZED HAIL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CRISP COUNTY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
24 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Crisp County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail. The Cordele Dispatch reported penny-sized hail in Hatley.
The public reported quarter-sized hail, while the Wilcox County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail.
The Post Office observed penny-sized hail.
A former employee of the National Weather Service reported nickel-sized hail. The Harris County 911 Center reported pea-sized hail in Waverly Hall.
The public observed quarter-sized hail just south of Eastman.
The public reported nickel to quarter-sized hail.
The Meriwether County Fire Department reported penny-sized hail.
The public reported nickel-sized hail at a convenience store.
A relative of a postal worker at the Woodbury Post Office in Meriwether county reported "pecan-sized" hail while on a job in Molena.
The public reported penny-sized hail just north of Glenwood at a convenience store.
The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that lightning struck two homes in the county. At 1:13 pm EST lightning struck a 3500 square foot home on Harrogate Court in Grayson. The home was completely destroyed from the resulting fire. At 1:30 pm EST, lightning struck a second home on Vista Lake Drive in Suwanee causing minor damage to the garage and smoke damage to the remainder of the structure.
The Tarrytown Post Office reported penny-sized hail.
The Douglas Enterprise reported that thunderstorms caused considerable damage around the county. A mobile home and adjacent satellite dish were destroyed in the rural part of the county. Several trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.
The Times Herald of Newnan reported that lightning struck the new gymnasium at the Northgate High School on Fisher Road near the commuity of Major in north Coweta county. The school's alarm system was seriously damaged. A nearby bank Automated Teller Machine was also damaged by the lightning strike.
The mayor of Soperton reported that a couple of trees were down on his property. This was also confirmed by the Soperton Police Department.
Employees of a Publix Grocery store and a neighboring lumber store reported penny-sized hail in the vicinity of Whitesville Road.
The Harris County 911 center reported quarter-sized hail.
The Sargent Post Office reported penny-sized hail.
The Jenkinsburg Post Office reported that a number of trees were down throughout the county.
The Emanuel County Sheriff reported quarter-sized hail while traveling along a 1-mile stretch of Georgia Highway 4 as he crossed Interstate-16 just north of Oak Park. The hail broke the windshield wipers on the sheriff's vehicle.
The Post Office of Tarrytown reported yet another round of penny-sized hail.
The public reported that lightning struck and set a home on fire in the Lake Dow area just east of McDonough. The home was completely destroyed.
Several reports of penny-sized hail were received from the public. An amateur radio operator reported pea-sized hail in the area.
The public reported penny-sized hail at the BP Foodmart in Jonesboro. An amateur radio operator reported penny-sized hail on Tara Boulevard at Flicker Road in Lovejoy.
An amateur radio operator reported that a couple of trees were down on Tara Boulevard at Flicker Road. The downed trees had also brought down a power line at the location.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The public reported nickel-sized hail.
The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that two more homes were struck by lightning. At 2:52 pm EST, lightning struck a home on Glen Mary Place in Duluth. The lightning blew a three by six foot hole in the peak of the roof and caused several leaks in the gas line leading to the home. At 2:55 pm EST, lightning struck a home on Quail Creek Drive in Buford, causing damage to an electrical panel box and underground gas line leading to the home.
The public reported a few trees down along Georgia Highway 155 at Crumbley and North Salem Roads.
Several reports were received from the public of penny to quarter-sized hail. Quarter-sized hail was reported in both Stockbridge and McDonough, while nickel-sized hail was reported northeast of Ola and penny-sized hail was reported in Locust Grove.
The Butts County Sheriff reported that several trees were down across roads throughout the county.
The public reported nickel-sized hail at a convenience store.
The public reported penny-sized hail at a gas service station on Monticello Road at Interstate-20.
The public reported quarter-sized hail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, March 2005
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: 5439661, 5439662, 5439664, 5439663, 5439734, 5440111, 5440112, 5440114, 5440113, 5440115, 5439742, 5440116, 5439741, 5439744, 5440117, 5440120, 5440121, 5440122, 5439738, 5440118, 5440119, 5439735, 5440123, 5440124, 5440125, 5440404, 5440126, 5439743, 5440403, 5440405, 5439737, 5439739, 5439740, 5439736.