Hail, Candler
- When
- April 11, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Candler County, 0.58 mi E of Metter
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -82.060
Hail in Georgia, April 11, 2007
Weak surface low pressure over central Georgia in combination with sea breeze allowed for an isolated severe thunderstorm to develop.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
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- 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 happened
The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
Weak surface low pressure over central Georgia in combination with sea breeze allowed for an isolated severe thunderstorm to develop.
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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 11, 8:14 PM EST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 8:14 PM EST, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
914 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007
.SHORT TERM /OVERNIGHT/...
WEAK SFC LOW HAD BEEN PERSISTENT OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA SINCE MID AFTN
AND RECENTLY ISOLATED CONVECTION HAS BEEN PULSING UP AS SEA BREEZE
BOUNDARY HAS BISECTED CELLS BTWN VIDALIA AND AUGUSTA. LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG WITH THE WEDGE FRONT HAVE MOVED N OF OUR SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES
EARLIER THIS EVENING LEAVING OUR ENTIRE FA IN THE WARM SECTOR. SFC
BASED INSTABILITY WILL WEAKEN FURTHER OVERNIGHT BUT ISOLATED STORMS
MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG/SVR AS THEY PASS OVER SE GEORGIA AND SRN
GEORGIA. AT THIS POINT WE THINK RNFL COVERAGE WILL BE FAIRLY
SPARSE...SO WE WILL KEEP POPS ON THE LOW SIDE WITH A MORE OPTIMISTIC
SKY COVER.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z-18Z/...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE ENTIRE TAF PERIOD FOR BOTH
CHS AND SAV TERMINALS. MAIN CONCERN FOR BOTH TERMINALS IS WIND SHEAR
TONIGHT STARTING AT 6Z WITH 30KT AT 2K FT. EXPECT MOST CLOUDS TO
DISSIPATE THIS EVENING SINCE THEY WERE DIURNAL IN NATURE. SOME
CLOUDS HOWEVER...MAY DEVELOP OVER BOTH TERMS AROUND 6Z TONIGHT DUE
TO UPSTREAM CONVECTION CURRENTLY SEEN ON RADAR. MAIN ISSUE FOR
TOMORROW IS DEVELOPING WIND GUSTS AT BOTH TERMS AS LOW LVL WINDS
REMAIN STRONG AND CLEAR SKIES WILL AID IN MIXING HIGH SPEED WINDS
DOWN TO THE SFC. WINDS SHOULD BE WEST TOMORROW AROUND 12 KNOTS
GUSTING UP TO 25 KTS BY 18Z.
&&
.MARINE...
WE WILL RAISE A MARGINAL SCA FOR OUR OUTER GEORGIA WATERS OVERNIGHT
TO MATCH THE SCA IN AMZ350 IN S CAROLINA. OVERALL OUR TRENDS FOR
WIND DIRS AND SPEEDS LOOK GOOD. WE BUMPED UP SEAS FURTHER OFF THE
COAST THRU 08Z.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR GAZ087-
088-099>101-114>119-137>141.
SC...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR SCZ040-042>045-047>051.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR AMZ374-350.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 3:16 PM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 416 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 SCZ045-121100- BERKELEY- 416 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. .STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .LAKE WINDS...WINDS OVER LAKE MOULTRIE MAY APPROACH LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. REFER TO THE RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. .FIRE WEATHER...HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REFER TO THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE WEATHER WATCH .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-121100- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 416 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. .STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .FIRE WEATHER...HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REFER TO THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. RED FLAG WARNING .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ040-042>044-047>051-121100- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 416 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. .STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .FIRE WEATHER...HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. REFER TO THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE WEATHER WATCH .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-121100- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 416 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .MARINE...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WATERS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OUT FROM SAVANNAH TO ALTAMAHA SOUND AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 5:33 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 633 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 GAZ137-138-112300- INLAND LIBERTY-LONG- 633 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LONG COUNTY AND LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM EDT... AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LUDOWICI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND ALLENHURST...FLEMINGTON...FORT STEWART... HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...MCINTOSH...MIDWAY AND WALTHOURVILLE WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 700 PM EDT. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER.
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 7:23 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 823 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 GAZ114-120100- TATTNALL- 823 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT TATTNALL COUNTY THROUGH 900 PM EDT... AT 818 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TISON...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF REIDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND GLENNVILLE...MENDES AND MIDWAY WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 900 PM EDT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER.
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 8:12 PM EST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 912 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 GAZ099-120200- CANDLER- 912 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CANDLER COUNTY THROUGH 1000 PM EDT... AT 907 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CANOE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF METTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND METTER AND PULASKI WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 1000 PM EDT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER.
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:31 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
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, April 11, 2007
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 11, 2007
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, April 11, 2007
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Arkansas, April 11, 2007
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 11, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 11, 2007
- Hail in Georgia, April 11 to 12, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 11, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 11, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 11, 2007
- High Wind in California, April 11 to 12, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 11, 2007
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 2007
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: 27972.