Hail in Alabama, June 17, 2015

Name: Hail in Alabama, June 17, 2015
Start: 2015-06-17T20:55
End: 2015-06-17T20:55
Location: Alabama

June 17, 2015 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated strong storm produced nickel size hail in northern Henry county.

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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 TAE wrote it up.

An isolated strong storm produced nickel size hail in northern Henry 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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 17, 6:04 PM CST, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 6:04 PM CST, 2 hours 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
804 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2015

.NEAR TERM [THROUGH TONIGHT]...
TODAY'S EXTREME HEAT AND ASSOCIATED INSTABILITY, BOTH AT THE LOWER
LEVELS AND ALOFT HAD THE EXPECTED OUTCOME WITH MANY SEVERE STORMS
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE PRIMARY THREAT AREA FOR
THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL BE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WEST OF THE FLINT
RIVER. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.
POPS WERE ADJUSTED TO RADAR TRENDS.

&&

.AVIATION...
[THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY] SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOCUSED
MAINLY FROM ABY WEST TO DHN. GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND THESE TERMINALS COULD EASILY SEE
40-KT GUSTS. MVFR VSBYS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
AT ECP AND VLD. SCATTERED CONVECTION IS FORECAST ONCE AGAIN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WE INTRODUCED VICINITY TS AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION [409 PM EDT]...

.SHORT TERM [THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT]...
MAXIMUM HEIGHTS IN THE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN JUST EAST OF THE
AREA THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS HOLDING
SOUTH OF THE AREA ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE REMNANTS OF BILL
WILL TRACK TO THE MISSOURI AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH NO IMPACT TO
OUR AREA. INSTEAD, THE DEEP RIDGING WILL MAINTAIN WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH THE
UPPER 90S WITH THE CENTURY MARK LIKELY IN A FEW SPOTS LIKE ALBANY
AND VALDOSTA. MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 105
AND 108 DEGREES, JUST SHY OF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. TEMPS ON FRIDAY
WILL JUST BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER, BUT STILL PLENTY HOT. POPS
BE IN THE 30-40% RANGE AWAY FROM THE COAST ON THURSDAY AND DROP
OFF SLIGHTLY FOR FRIDAY. WITH VERY HIGH LEVELS OF INSTABILITY IN
PLACE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS.

.LONG TERM [SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY]...
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE SUPPRESSED SOUTHWARD AS THE SHORT WAVE
TROUGH REMNANT OF BILL TRACKS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE EAST
COAST THIS WEEKEND. HOWEVER, THIS WILL GIVE US ONLY THE SLIGHTEST
RELIEF FROM THE ONGOING HEAT WAVE AS ANOTHER UPPER RIDGE WILL
BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE AREA ONCE AGAIN BY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN BELOW CLIMO POPS GENERALLY
IN THE 20-30% RANGE WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. EXPECT DAYTIME
HIGHS TO BE IN THE MID 90S ON SATURDAY, BUT THEN INCH BACK TO THE
UPPER 90S AFTER THAT. 100-DEGREE TEMPS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A FEW
SPOTS. IT WILL NOT BE SURPRISING IF HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA IS MET
ON A FEW DAYS NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE
MID 70S.

.MARINE...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE WATERS FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY ONSHORE FLOW WITH
INCREASED WIND SPEEDS NEARSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE.

.FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY NEAR THE COAST.

.HYDROLOGY...
A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WITH DAILY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
WILL KEEP CHANCES OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
COVERAGE WILL BE SCATTERED HOWEVER, SO NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS
EXPECTED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

TALLAHASSEE   73  99  73  97  74 /  20  30  20  30  10
PANAMA CITY   77  90  76  89  76 /  10  20  10  10  10
DOTHAN        72  98  74  96  73 /  50  40  20  20  10
ALBANY        74 100  74  98  74 /  60  40  30  20  10
VALDOSTA      73 100  73  97  73 /  20  30  30  30  20
CROSS CITY    74  97  74  95  73 /  20  30  20  20  20
APALACHICOLA  77  93  76  91  76 /  10  10  10  10  10

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL
     BAY.

GA...NONE.
AL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

NEAR TERM...WOOL
SHORT TERM...WOOL
LONG TERM...WOOL
AVIATION...WOOL/DVD
MARINE...WOOL
FIRE WEATHER...DVD
HYDROLOGY...MOORE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:59 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
859 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW LAKE IAMONIA      30.64N 84.09W
06/17/2015                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD.

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W IAMONIA             30.66N 84.20W
06/17/2015                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER LINE DOWN IN ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC.

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW LAKE IAMONIA      30.67N 84.26W
06/17/2015                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER LINE DRAPED OVER A ROAD.

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S IAMONIA             30.63N 84.17W
06/17/2015                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON A POWER LINE AND BLOCKING A ROAD.

&&

WOOL

Local storm report, Jun 17, 7:04 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
904 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S IAMONIA             30.63N 84.17W
06/17/2015                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON A POWER LINE AND BLOCKING A ROAD. CORRECTED
            TIME OF EVENT

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jun 17, 7:19 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
919 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE ALBANY            31.57N 84.16W
06/17/2015                   DOUGHERTY          GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF CORN ROAD AND MADISON ROAD

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW ALBANY            31.60N 84.19W
06/17/2015                   DOUGHERTY          GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN AT HILLTOP ROAD AND 11TH STREET

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW ALBANY            31.61N 84.26W
06/17/2015                   DOUGHERTY          GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF OLD DAWSON ROAD AND
            DOUBLEGATE ROAD

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW ALBANY            31.60N 84.25W
06/17/2015                   DOUGHERTY          GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN NEAR 2500 DOUBLEGATE DR

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jun 17, 7:52 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
952 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE CHICKASAWHATCHEE  31.71N 84.37W
06/17/2015                   TERRELL            GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ON SASSER-HEROD ROAD

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jun 17, 8:36 PM CST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1036 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W SUNSWEET            31.56N 83.63W
06/17/2015                   TIFT               GA   UTILITY COMPANY

            TREE DOWN RESULTING IN A POWER OUTAGE IN NORTHWEST TIFT
            COUNTY IN THE AREA OF LITTLE RIVER ROAD

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jun 17, 8:38 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1038 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SYCAMORE                31.67N 83.64W
06/17/2015                   TURNER             GA   UTILITY COMPANY

            TREE DOWN CAUSING A POWER OUTAGE IN SYCAMORE

&&

DVD

The radar

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Henry

When: June 17, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Henry County, Scottsboro Crossroads
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 31.690, -85.210

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 2015 Every state in 2015 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, June 2015

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: 572259.