Hail, Hall
- When
- August 24, 12:22 AM EST to 12:27 AM EST
- Where
- Hall County, 3.49 mi WNW of Gnesville Cotton Mil
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.330, -83.910
The public reported quarter sized hail in Gainesville.
Hail in Georgia, August 24, 2012
A weak boundary across extreme north Georgia, along the Tennessee line, provided a focus for thunderstorms to develop late on the evening of the 23rd. Enough instability was in place to allow a thunderstorm to briefly reach severe limits, with large hail reported, early on the 24th in Hall County.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- 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 FFC wrote it up.
A weak boundary across extreme north Georgia, along the Tennessee line, provided a focus for thunderstorms to develop late on the evening of the 23rd. Enough instability was in place to allow a thunderstorm to briefly reach severe limits, with large hail reported, early on the 24th in Hall County.
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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 23, 9:09 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 9:09 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1009 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012 .EVENING UPDATE... SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK BOUNDARY NEAR A COLUMBUS TO AUGUSTA LINE WHILE SATELLITE WATER VAPOR SHOWS AN ACTIVE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVERHEAD. RADAR SHOWS ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS STILL DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHO A DIMINISHING TREND IS NOTED...HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO HOLD ONTO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER FOR MUCH OF THE AREA UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT... BUT EXPECT ANY CONVECTIVE THREAT TO BE MAINLY SHOWERS. ALSO TWEAKED LOWS UP A DEGREE OR TWO ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GA WHERE DEWPOINTS STILL LINGER IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. OTHERWISE... THE REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK AT THIS TIME. /39 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... /ISSUED AT 322 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012/ THE UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE TROUGH THAT HAS PERSISTED OVER THE SOUTHEAST THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL SHIFT A BIT TO THE EAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT...AND CONTINUE TO SHOW ENOUGH MOISTURE OVER THE AREA FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION EACH AFTERNOON. IN THE VERY SHORT TERM... THROUGH THIS EVENING ISOLATED SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND EAST OF A CARROLLTON TO HELEN LINE...MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST. ANTICIPATE THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE WITH CELLS DIMINISHING BETWEEN 7-9PM WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING. ISOLATED STORMS MAY PROVIDE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEF WIND GUST TO 35-40MPH. WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HAVE TWEAKED POPS AND WEATHER TOWARD PERSISTENCE. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND AGAIN WILL NOT STRAY TOO FAR. ATWELL .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... /ISSUED AT 322 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012/ BIG FORECAST STORY THROUGH THE LONG TERM REMAINS TS ISSAC AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TO SEE THE LATEST OFFICIAL TS ISSAC TRACK FORECAST...PLEASE VISIT NHC.NOAA.GOV. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. EXTENDS INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ISSAC IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH A WEAKNESS IN THIS RIDGE AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE WEEKEND. EXTENDED MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH POSITION OF ISSAC ENTERING THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO BY TUESDAY MORNING. FOR NOW...HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WIND...POP...AND RELATED FIELDS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CHANGE IN NHC TRACK FOR THE STORM...AND FOR CONSISTENCY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE ALSO MADE SOME CHANGES. BEYOND THE NHC TRACK PERIOD...MODELS HAVING A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULTY WITH PROGRESSION OF THE SYSTEM INLAND. ECMWF WANTS TO MOVE THE SYSTEM NORTHWARD AROUND AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. THE GFS KEEPS THE RIDGE MORE WESTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...PREVENTING ISSAC FROM MAKING MUCH FORWARD PROGRESSION. THE GFS SOLUTION WOULD KEEP ISSAC OVER OR NEARBY THE CWA THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE LATE PERIOD FORECAST...HAVE MADE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS...KEEPING GOOD CHANCE POPS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. HAVE ALSO MADE SOME VERY MINOR TWEAKS TO TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD BASED ON NEW RUN VALUES. PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION INCLUDED BELOW... 31 && .AVIATION... /ISSUED AT 714 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012/ 00Z UPDATE... RADAR SHOWS ISOLATED SHOWERS STILL DEVELOPING AROUND ALL THE AIRPORTS TO INCLUDE ATL. WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW AT LEAST VCSH AT ALL TAF SITES UNTIL 02Z THIS EVENING... AND MAY HAVE TO QUICKLY AMD WITH A TEMPO IF NECESSARY. OTHERWISE... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION... WITH WINDS MAINLY FROM THE EAST AT 3-9KTS. //ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE... MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS. 39 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 65 88 65 87 / 20 20 5 20 ATLANTA 69 87 68 85 / 10 10 5 20 BLAIRSVILLE 62 83 60 80 / 10 20 5 20 CARTERSVILLE 63 89 62 87 / 5 10 5 20 COLUMBUS 69 89 68 89 / 5 10 0 20 GAINESVILLE 67 85 66 84 / 10 20 5 20 MACON 67 89 66 89 / 20 20 5 20 ROME 62 90 63 90 / 5 10 5 20 PEACHTREE CITY 63 87 62 86 / 10 10 5 20 VIDALIA 69 88 69 87 / 20 20 5 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...ATWELL/39 LONG TERM....31 AVIATION...39
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 9:05 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1005 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-241000- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-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- 1005 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT...THURSDAY NIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MEANDER AROUND CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...SOUTHEAST OF CARROLLTON TO ELLIJAY. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE AND LINGERING INSTABILITY ACROSS THE AREA WILL GIVE THE POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE IMPACTS FROM ISAAC BEGIN TO REACH THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST...THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK WOULD BRING THE CHANCE OF FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA. THOSE IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NEED TO CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ISAAC. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 6:34 PM EST, 5 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
734 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012
GAZ034-045-240000-
734 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN DEKALB AND GWINNETT
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 732 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TUCKER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
DEKALB AND GWINNETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
NORCROSS...MECHANICSVILLE...BERKELEY LAKE...LA
VISTA...BROOKHAVEN...DRUID HILLS...DORAVILLE...CHAMBLEE...PLEASANT
HILL...TUCKER...DECATUR...LILBURN...SCOTTDALE...CLARKSTON AND
AVONDALE ESTATES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO
LIKELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3385 8396 3369 8423 3382 8435 3389 8435
3399 8421 3399 8419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 313DEG 7KT 3386 8423Special weather statement, Aug 23, 6:57 PM EST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
757 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012
GAZ033-044-045-055-240030-
757 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN DEKALB...CLAYTON
AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...
AT 754 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SWEET AUBURN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
DEKALB...NORTH CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
EDGEWOOD...BUCKHEAD...BELMONT...LA VISTA...KIRKWOOD...EAST
LAKE...BROOKHAVEN...PANTHERSVILLE...GRESHAM PARK...REDAN...PINE
LAKE...SCOTTDALE...AVONDALE ESTATES...DECATUR AND STONE MOUNTAIN.
DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3371 8461 3372 8460 3373 8459 3382 8449
3392 8430 3377 8409 3363 8432 3355 8448
3371 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 053DEG 10KT 3376 8438Special weather statement, Aug 23, 11:46 PM EST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1246 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012
GAZ014>016-022>025-240530-
1246 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL...40 MPH
WINDS...AND HEAVY DOWNPOUR RAINFALL IN
WHITE...LUMPKIN...BANKS...DAWSON...FORSYTH...HALL AND JACKSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM EDT...
AT 1244 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CLERMONT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
&&
LAT...LON 3453 8363 3451 8365 3444 8362 3448 8356
3418 8362 3432 8414 3460 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 034DEG 10KT 3448 8371The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:24 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
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, August 24, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 2012
- Wildfire in North Dakota, August 24 to 29, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 24, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 24, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, August 24, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 24, 2012
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 24, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 24 to 25, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 24 to 25, 2012
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, August 24, 2012
- High Wind in North Dakota, August 24, 2012
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2012
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: 408885.