A frontal boundary in combination with modest instability and strong deep layer shear, resulted in scattered strong to severe thunderstorm development across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A frontal boundary in combination with modest instability and strong deep layer shear, resulted in scattered strong to severe thunderstorm development across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
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 Mar 27, 12:46 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 146 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE EAST ALONG A LINGERING FRONT TODAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH TONIGHT...AS COLDER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...BEFORE ANOTHER SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IMPACT THE REGION DURING THE MID TO LATE WEEK TIME FRAME. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... A COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM CENTRAL GEORGIA EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. THE REMNANTS OF A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO THE NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES THIS HOUR...WHILE STRONGER CONVECTION TO THE WEST IS RAPIDLY TRACKING ALONG THE LINGERING FRONT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AS THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS CONDUCIVE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION TODAY. THE MAIN FOCUS FOR DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THE AFOREMENTIONED BOUNDARY...WHICH WILL GRADUALLY SLIP SOUTHWARD LATER TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SOUTH OF THE DESCENDING FRONT...CONDITIONS WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S...WITH DEWPOINTS POTENTIALLY STAYING IN MID TO UPPER 60S. DECENT INSTABILITY ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...COMBINED WITH DEEP LAYERED SHEAR...SUGGEST ORGANIZED STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES AND THE SEABREEZE COULD INTERACT WITH THE SYNOPTIC SCALE FRONT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONVERGENCE AND FOCI FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. AT THIS POINT...THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND PROFILE WOULD SUGGEST A LOWER CHANCE OF TORNADOES...HOWEVER CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTENTLY TRACK ALONG BOUNDARIES. WILL NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS MUCH OF THE SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THIS FEATURE. EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE GRADIENT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT...WITH INLAND SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE 60 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND FAR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES RISING TO NEAR 80 DEGREES. IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER TRENDS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE MONITORED...AS THICKENING SKY COVER COULD SLOW WARMING AND DESTABILIZATION. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... THE WEDGE FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH TONIGHT...WITH THE NAM MOST AGGRESSIVE AND COLDEST IN ITS WAKE. CONVECTION MAY STILL BE ROBUST IN THE EARLY EVENING IN PARTS OF SE GEORGIA...THEN LIGHTER SCATTERED RAINS ARE POSSIBLE LATE. SHALLOW COLD AIR ADVECTION LOOKS IMPRESSIVE AND VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO PREVIOUS TEMPERATURE TRENDS AND NUMBERS. MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE IN LESS THAN DESIRABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIODS THIS MORNING...LEADING TO LOWER THAN NORMAL FORECAST CONFIDENCE. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH OF THE AREA. WILL NEED TO KEEP CHANCE POPS GOING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION DESPITE THE DEVELOPING WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE LEE OF THE APPALACHIANS. EXPECT HIGHEST RAIN PROBABILITIES MONDAY MORNING...WITH DIMINISHING RAIN CHANCES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SHOULD SEE RAIN FREE CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT AS THE DEEPEST MOISTURE AND BEST FORCING SHIFT OFFSHORE. THE HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE SHOULD SLOWLY BREAK DOWN/ERODE ON TUESDAY...WITH A STORM SYSTEM THEN APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WILL KEEP THE FORECAST RAIN FREE ON TUESDAY...THEN CARRY CHANCE POPS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONGER FORCING FOR ASCENT OVERSPREAD THE AREA ONCE AGAIN. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...EXPECT QUITE A RANGE IN TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM AROUND 50 TO THE LOWER 50S ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES...TO THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 ALONG THE ALTAMAHA. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 40 TO THE LOWER 40S INLAND...AND IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S CLOSER TO THE COAST. HIGHS TUESDAY WILL BE QUITE TRICKY TO PIN DOWN AND WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON HOW QUICKLY THE WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS ABLE TO BREAK DOWN. FOR NOW WILL KEEP HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 60S AREA WIDE. LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD BOTTOM OUT IN THE 40S MOST LOCALES...WITH HIGHS WEDNESDAY REBOUNDING INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 70S. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE EXTENDED FORECAST DUE TO LARGE MODEL INCONSISTENCIES. OVERALL...EXPECT AN UNSETTLED PATTERN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IMPACT THE LOCAL AREA...AND WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS AREA WIDE. WILL KEEP THE FORECAST OPTIMISTIC AT THIS POINT OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...MAINTAINING RAIN FREE CONDITIONS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO MEANDER WITHIN A FEW DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF CLIMO THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIODS. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... KCHS...IFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST 24 HOUR TAF PERIOD AS A WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION BEHIND A SOUTHWARD MOVING FRONT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN NORTH NORTHEAST AT OR BELOW 10 KNOTS. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL ALSO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWER VSBYS TO MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 14Z MONDAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM LIFR TO IFR LATE MONDAY MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IFR THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. KSAV...WEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 15 TO 20 KNOTS BEFORE SHOWERS ENTER THE REGION AND MVFR CIGS ENCOMPASS THE AREA. WEST WIND GUSTS WILL THEN BE CONFINED TO AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 19Z AND 23Z. IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HEAVIER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...BUT HAVE NOT BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE TAF DURING 19Z THROUGH 23Z. IFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL BY 00Z AS FROPA OCCURS AND A WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. LIFR CIGS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH/NORTHEAST BY 00Z AND REMAIN AT OR BELOW 10 KNOTS THROUGH THE REMAINING 24 HOUR TAF. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM LIFR TO IFR LATE MONDAY MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IFR THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MVFR AND PERIODIC IFR CONDITIONS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SHOULD SEE VFR CONDITIONS RETURN ON FRIDAY. && .MARINE... A LINGERING FRONT WILL BISECT THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS TODAY...WITH WINDS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE LOCATION AND PROGRESSION OF THIS FEATURE. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTH TO NORTHEAST OFF CHARLESTON COUNTY FIRST...WHILE SOUTHWEST FLOW IS MORE PERSISTENT CLOSER TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SHOULD PERSIST ALL DAY TO THE SOUTH OF SAVANNAH...AROUND GRAYS REEF. THE COLD FRONT COULD SUPPORT SOME SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT IF A FEW OF THE MODEL PINCHING TRENDS ARE CORRECT. CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW DUE TO FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT MODEL DISCREPANCIES. NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD REACH THE ALTAMAHA RIVER REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH LATE NIGHT SURGES TO AT LEAST 15 KT. ELSEWHERE TONIGHT...CLOSE TO 20 KT IS LIKELY WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHER WELL OFFSHORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE WATERS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...BEFORE A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRACK THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION FOR FRIDAY. PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SEAS REACHING SMALL CRAFT THRESHOLDS ACROSS THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...SEAS MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR ALL WATERS. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 AMZ374-281445- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF A COLD FRONT. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN HAZARDS EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. AMZ330-350-352-354-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045- 047>052-281445- 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-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH- EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- COASTAL MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 68 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
142 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0139 PM HAIL 5 W PORT ROYAL 32.39N 80.78W
03/27/2011 M1.00 INCH BEAUFORT SC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON N SIDE OF BROAD
RIVER BRIDGE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1100174
JRLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
144 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 PM HAIL 2 W BEAUFORT 32.44N 80.72W
03/27/2011 M1.75 INCH BEAUFORT SC PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1100175
JRLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
146 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM HAIL BEAUFORT 32.44N 80.68W
03/27/2011 M1.00 INCH BEAUFORT SC PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON COUNCIL ROCK RD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1100176
JRLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
146 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
GAZ087-088-SCZ040-271815-
ALLENDALE-JENKINS-SCREVEN-
146 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF JENKINS...SCREVEN AND
ALLENDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
AT 144 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR BIRDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HILLTONIA...MILLHAVEN AND PERKINS...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3287 8213 3292 8208 3292 8195 3295 8185
3291 8176 3304 8156 3306 8158 3307 8156
3284 8154 3283 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 266DEG 37KT 3293 8205PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
147 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0146 PM HAIL BEAUFORT 32.44N 80.68W
03/27/2011 M1.25 INCH BEAUFORT SC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN BEAUFORT ON
HWY 170.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1100177
JRLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
149 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM HAIL BEAUFORT 32.44N 80.68W
03/27/2011 E0.75 INCH BEAUFORT SC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN DOWNTOWN BEAUFORT.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1100178
WMSThe Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:53 UTC.
54 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained weather spotter reported one tree down on power lines along Clyo-Kildare Road, 5 miles northwest of Clyo, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail 5 miles north of Metter, Georgia.
Law Enforcement relayed a report of quarter size hail 2 miles north-northwest of Pulaski, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail 4 miles south-southeast of Statesboro, Georgia.
Law Enforcement reported quarter size hail in Brooklet, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail covering the ground in Brooklet, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported pea to quarter size hail 2 miles west-northwest of Guyton, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported ping pong ball size hail falling at his residence in Cobbtown, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail between Cobbtown, Georgia and Collins, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail covering the ground in Springfield, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail covering the ground 1 mile east-northeast of Guyton, Georgia.
The Public reported golf ball size hail 2 miles east of Guyton, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Springfield, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter to golf ball size hail denting cars in Rincon, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail 5 miles north of Claxton, Georgia.
The Public reported half dollar size hail denting cars and a camper, as well as stripping leaves off of oak trees in Rincon, Georgia.
The Public reported ping pong ball size hail lasting for 2 minutes, 7 miles east of Guyton, Georgia.
A CoCoRaHS observer reported golf ball to hen egg size hail, 1 mile south-southeast of Rincon, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail, 1 mile east of Rincon, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
The Public reported dime to quarter size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported tennis ball size hail covering the ground, 7 miles north of Claxton, Georgia.
The Public reported half dollar size hail, 4 miles north of Daisy, Georgia.
The Public reported golf ball size hail, 5 miles east of Guyton, Georgia.
The public reported golf ball to baseball size hail and small tree limbs down, 2 miles north of Rincon, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported half dollar size hail in Rincon, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail, 3 miles east-southeast of Garden City, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail in Savannah, Georgia.
The Public reported penny size hail on 49th Street in Savannah, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail in Savannah, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail in Wilmington Island, Georgia.
A CoCoRaHS observer reported golf ball to hen egg size hail, 2 miles north-northeast of Wilmington Island, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail in Wilmington Island, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported pea to ping pong ball size hail at his residence, 1 mile west-northwest in Wilmington Island, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail in Thunderbolt, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail near the Savannah Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia.
The Public reported nickel size hail in Thunderbolt, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter to half dollar size hail in Wilmington Island, Georgia.
The public reported piles of nickel to quarter size hail on the ground in Tybee Island, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported half dollar size hail in Wilmington Island, Georgia.
The Public reported that half dollar size hail fell for 10 minutes between 420 pm and 430 pm, 2 miles east-southeast of Riverside, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Tybee Island, Georgia.
A CoCoRaHS observer reported quarter size hail in Tybee Island, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail, 3 miles south of Reidsville, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported that dime to nickel size fell for between 1 and 2 minutes in Sandfly, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail in Thunderbolt, Georgia.
The public reported quarter size hail breaking car windows, 1 mile south of Savannah, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail, 2 miles west of Wilmington Island, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail in Tybee Island, Georgia.
The public reported pea to quarter size hail in Wilmington Island, Georgia.
The Public reported golf ball size hail in Midway, Georgia. The hail caused some window damage to the individuals residence.
A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Walthourville, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail and numerous small branches down, 1 mile southwest of Riverside, Georgia.
The Public reported quarter size hail in Tybee Island, Georgia.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, March 2011
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