Hail, Hart
- When
- April 10, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, 3.4 mi NNW of Shoal Creek
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.475, -83.054
Hail reported on I-85.
Tornado and Hail in Georgia, April 10, 2009
Supercell thunderstorms moved into extreme northeast Georgia in the early evening hours. Tornadoes were spawned by the supercells.
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
- 7
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 GSP wrote it up.
Supercell thunderstorms moved into extreme northeast Georgia in the early evening hours. Tornadoes were spawned by the supercells. There was also quite a bit of large hail and straight-line wind damage.
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 10, 10:14 AM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 10:14 AM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1114 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO OUR NORTH LATE TODAY WITH ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT CROSSING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS OUR AREA. THIS FRONT WILL REACH THE CAROLINA COAST SATURDAY MORNING WITH COOL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING DOWN FROM CANADA INTO SUNDAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM TEXAS EARLY IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A DEEP VORTEX OVER THE MID MS RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING...AND THE LATEST SHORT RANGE GUIDANCE IS PRODUCING A DEEPER AND MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK OF THE SYSTEM INTO THE APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD CONVECTION IS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS FOOTHILL SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA PRESENTLY...AND ADDITIONAL CELLULAR DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO THE SW IN THE BETTER INSTABILITY AND UPPER FORCING WITH THE JET STREAM. CATEGORICAL POPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FEATURED THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS...WHILE POPS WILL BE LOWERED TO LIKELY EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 WHERE DRIER AIR IS IN PLACE. COOLER 500 MB TEMPS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SHEAR WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO ENHANCE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT. A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE TSTMS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE SW HALF OF THE CWFA...AND THIS RISK LOOKS EVEN BETTER GIVEN THE ANTICIPATED BACKING OF THE 850 MB FLOW STARTING AROUND 20Z THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE WIND AND HAIL THREATS...WITH TORNADOES POSSIBLE...WITH THE HWO. A WATCH IS ANTICIPATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE CONVECTION WILL END RAPIDLY FROM THE WEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE TRAILING COLD FRONT SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPSLOPE FLOW MOISTURE MAY KEEP SHOWERS GOING ALONG THE SPINE OF THE NC MTNS OVERNIGHT. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 235 AM FRIDAY...GFS AND NAM INDICATE THAT THE SFC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST OF THE CWA BETWEEN 12-15Z SAT. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LIFT REMAINING WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ACROSS THE NC MTNS. LLVL LIFT/MOISTURE COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MAY RESULT IN CHC POPS ACROSS THE NC MTNS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. EAST OF THE MTNS...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY...GUSTY...WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AS THE HIGH APPROACHES...SKY COVER AND WINDS WILL DECREASE ACROSS THE CWA. LOW AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF DEGREES OF NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 255 AM FRIDAY...GFS AND ECMWF BOTH SHOW ANOTHER CLOSED MID LOW ACROSS THE PLAINS SUNDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE...A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE WESTERN CWA AROUND SUNRISE MON. ISENTROPIC LIFT AND INCREASING JET DIVERGENCE WILL SPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR ZERO LI VALUES MAY REACH THE NC MTNS DURING THE AFTERNOON...IN ADDITION...SYNOPTIC FORCING WILL LIKELY DEEPEN LIFT INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOULD RESULT IN 1-2 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND EXTREME WESTERN NC...TO AROUND A HALF INCH ALONG AND EAST OF I-77. THE ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL SHOULD KEEP MAX TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 50S ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES TO 60-65 DEGREES ELSEWHERE. RAINFALL RATES WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST. LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN VERY MILD TUESDAY MORNING...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE TRACK RAPIDLY NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY...MEANWHILE...ANOTHER REGION OF DISTURBED WEATHER WILL MOVE OFF THE ROCKIES AND WILL BEGIN MOVING EAST TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS. MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT IS TIMED TO REACH THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. I WILL INCREASE THE POP FOR CHC THURSDAY NIGHT...EXPECTING CHC TO CONTINUE INTO THE NEW DAY 7. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES SHOULD VERIFY SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. && .AVIATION /15Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... MVFR CLOUDS ARE ACCOMPANYING THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE TERMINAL FORECAST AREA LATE THIS MORNING. CONVECTION WITH THIS INITIAL WAVE SHOULD LINGER FROM KHKY TO KGSP TO KAND THROUGH 18Z. SCATTERED STRONGER THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AFTER 21Z TODAY. IFR CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE ADVERTISED WITH THE LATER ACTIVITY...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS DURING ANY TEMPO TSRA PERIODS. THE SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL PUSH EAST OF THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER AT KCLT. THE GFS CLEARS SKIES QUICKLY WHILE THE NAM HOLDS ON TO LOWER CIGS. FOR NOW...WILL CONTINUE A COMPROMISE THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD...EXCEPT AT KAVL WHERE MVFR CIGS WERE RETAINED IN MOIST NW FLOW. THE WINDS WILL VEER MORE TO THE WEST BY LATE EVENING...BUT SHOULD ONLY TURN OUT OF THE NORTH AT KAVL BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...DEO NEAR TERM...HG/MCAVOY SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...NED AVIATION...HG/MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 4:04 AM EST, 9 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 504 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-110915- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 504 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND SHEAR AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THE LOW IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE AREA MOST AT RISK OF SEEING SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDES UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST OF ASHEVILLE AND A SMALL PART OF NORTH CAROLINA JUST WEST OF CHARLOTTE AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA MAY PRODUCE EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE HAIL LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE... PARTICULARLY OVER THE UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IF TEMPERATURES WARM TO AROUND 70 DEGREES TODAY...THEN SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT AREAS AS FAR NORTH AND EAST AS CHARLOTTE...SALISBURY AND STATESVILLE. HOWEVER...IF CLOUD COVER HOLDS HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S... THEN THE SEVERE THREAT WILL PROBABLY BE CONFINED TO A SMALLER AREA INCLUDING NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE UPSTATE SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. MCAVOY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 8:43 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 943 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 GAZ026-028-101430- FRANKLIN-HART- 943 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HART AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EDT... AT 943 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROYSTON...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF CARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ROYSTON BY 950 AM EDT. CANON BY 955 AM EDT. HARTWELL BY 1005 AM EDT. REED CREEK BY 1010 AM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BSH
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 9:49 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1049 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 SCZ010-101530- ANDERSON- 1049 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY THROUGH 1130 AM EDT... AT 1048 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... WILLIAMSTON BY 1110 AM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LANE
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 9:53 AM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1053 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 GAZ028-101515- HART- 1053 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HART COUNTY THROUGH 1115 AM EDT... AT 1051 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF HARTWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... REED CREEK BY 1100 AM EDT. MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LANE
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 10:33 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1133 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 GAZ029-SCZ006-007-010>013-019-101645- ELBERT-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- UNION SC-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...GREENWOOD 1133 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPSTATE THROUGH 1230 PM... AT 1127 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAURENS AND SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THROUGH 1230 PM...MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF I-85 AS IT APPROACHES SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG AND UNION COUNTIES. ISOLATED EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 11:42 AM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1242 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-101845- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 1242 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... AT 1239 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THROUGH 2 PM...ISOLATED EMBEDDED STRONGER STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF SMALL HAIL... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. MORE SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
Local storm report, Apr 10, 12:25 PM EST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
125 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0108 PM HAIL 4 NW ANDERSON 34.56N 82.70W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH ANDERSON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS 3/4 INCH HAIL ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF THE
ANDERSON COUNTY AIRPORT.
0115 PM HAIL 5 NW ANDERSON 34.57N 82.71W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH ANDERSON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS 3/4 INCH HAIL ON CLEMSON BLVD...ABOUT 1
MILE SOUTH OF I-85.
&&
BSHThe radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:03 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Habersham
- When
- April 10, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham County, 0.64 mi WSW of Batesville
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.748, -83.611
Hail reportedly dented cars in the Batesville community.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- April 10, 5:45 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, 1.17 mi S of Ayersville to 0.35 mi ENE of Fairview
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.553, -83.420
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.
Hail, Stephens
- When
- April 10, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, 2.5 mi S of Ayersville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.534, -83.425
Hail, Stephens
- When
- April 10, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, 0.35 mi WNW of Eastanollee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.521, -83.256
Tornado, Franklin
- When
- April 10, 5:53 PM EST to 6:06 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 0.91 mi W of Red Hill to 1.86 mi NNW of Lavonia
- Rating
- EF2
- Path length
- 9.5 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 34.430, -83.266
The tornado damage path began near Farmers Academy Rd, about 0.5 mile south of highway 106. The tornado crossed Red Hill School Rd, where some outbuildings were destroyed and a couple of mobile homes received minor roof damage. As the tornado continued northeast, some frame homes on highway 106 received minor roof damage. The most significant damage occurred on Crumps Bridge Rd, where one large chicken house was completely destroyed, and several others received major damage. The tornado continued to move northeast, uprooting or snapping off numerous trees as it crossed highway 145 and Greater Hope Rd. From there, the tornado began to move in a more east/northeast direction, continuing to blow down trees as it moved roughly parallel to North Clarks Creek Rd. As the tornado crossed Hulsey Rd, roofs were blown off the wood frame addition to a mobile home and a barn. After the tornado crossed highway 17 and Pleasant Hill Circle, it continued to turn more to the right, traveling due east near the to Wilson Rd, where a mobile home was moved off its foundation, and the steel siding and some roofing material was blown off a building. The tornado continued to travel east, or even east/southeast, before lifting in the Gerrard Rd area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert
- When
- April 10, 7:00 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, 0.18 mi WSW of Dewey Rose to 0.75 mi WSW of Ruckersville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 34.169, -82.953
Quite a few trees were blown down from the town of Dewy Rose to Ruckersville Rd.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 10, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, April 10 to 11, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 10 to 11, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 10 to 11, 2009
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Alabama, April 10, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 2009
- Rip Currents in Florida, April 10 to 11, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, April 10, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 10, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 10, 2009
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 10, 2009
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 10 to 11, 2009
More
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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: 164299, 164332, 164339, 164340, 164341, 163319, 164527.