Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 1 to 3, 2015

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 1 to 3, 2015
Start: 2015-06-01T14:40
End: 2015-06-03T18:42
Location: Georgia

June 1 to 3, 2015 · NWS TAE · 15 events in 4 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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.

Scattered summertime convection developed during the afternoon hours with a few storms becoming severe. Steep mid level lapse rates contributed to unusually large hail falling in Tift County with hen egg size hail reported. Hail 2 or larger in diameter has only been reported 5 other times in the WFO Tallahassee forecast area during the month of June since 1955. Those other dates were 6/5/88, 6/11/93, 6/10/95, 6/12/07, and 6/18/09.

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 1, 10:26 AM EST, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 10:26 AM EST, 4 hours 14 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1126 AM EDT MON JUN 1 2015

...UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS THIS
WEEK...

.NEAR TERM [THROUGH TODAY]...

A MID-UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE, CLEARLY SEEN IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
OVER MEMPHIS, WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DEEPEN AS IT CROSSES THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXTENDS ALL THE WAY
TO THE NORTHERN GULF. WITH A STRONG 60-80 KNOT UPPER LEVEL JET
STREAK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WAVE, THIS WILL PLACE OUR FORECAST
AREA IN THE FAVORABLY DIFFLUENT RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION. THEREFORE,
CONVECTION TODAY WILL BE DRIVEN BY MORE THAN JUST THE SEA BREEZE
AND WE ANTICIPATE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD COVERAGE. EVEN TRADITIONAL MOS
GUIDANCE AT 00Z GENERALLY PLACED LIKELY POPS OVER MUCH OF OUR
FORECAST AREA. OUR LOCAL HI-RES MODEL ENSEMBLE WAS EVEN MORE
ROBUST, WITH 80-90% POPS OVER MOST OF THE AREA NORTH OF INTERSTATE
10. THE EARLY MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE DID NOT TREND THE FORECAST
QUITE THAT HIGH WITH LIKELY (60-70%) POPS INCLUDED ESSENTIALLY
MORE THAN 15 MILES AWAY FROM THE COAST, AND A FEW AREAS OF 80%
POPS INCLUDED ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR FROM DE FUNIAK SPRINGS EAST
TO TALLAHASSEE. CONVECTION SHOULD GET AN EARLY START TODAY, WITH
MOST HI-RES MODELS INDICATING INITIATION ALONG THE SEA BREEZE IN
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS EARLY AS 15-16Z. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE
THAT HAPPEN. ALL OF THIS REASONING REMAINS SOUND AND NO CHANGES
TO THE POP/WX GRIDS WERE NECESSARY THIS MORNING. WEAK LOW-MID
LEVEL FLOW SHOULD LEAD TO SLOW STORM MOTIONS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. SOME GUSTY WINDS CAN'T BE RULED OUT AS WELL. SPC HAS
ONCE AGAIN INCLUDED THE ENTIRE AREA IN A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE
STORMS (SOMETHING WE WILL LIKELY SEE EACH OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS).

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION [331 AM EDT]...

.SHORT TERM [TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY]...

A MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
TONIGHT AND SHOW VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE AXIS OF
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CUT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH MIDWAY THROUGH OUR
CWA. A PLUME OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL GENERALLY RESIDE ALONG AND
EAST OF THE RIVER ON TUESDAY WITH SOME MID TO UPPER LEVEL DRY AIR
FILTERING IN FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY. A VERY WEAK SURFACE
PRESSURE PATTERN WITH ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK. ON
TUESDAY POPS WILL BE TAPERED GOOD CHANCE WEST TO LIKELY EAST.
THEN ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL DRIER AIR FILTERING
IN, POPS WILL BE TAPERED MID RANGE CHANCE (30%) WEST TO GOOD
CHANCE (50%) EAST. MAX TEMPS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WITH
LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S.

.LONG TERM [WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY]...

THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND OPEN UP AS
IT MOVES INTO THE CAROLINA'S ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER, THE SOUTHWESTWARD
EXTENDING TROUGH WILL LINGER AND EVEN DEEPEN OVER THE SOUTHEAST
CONUS INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. WHILE THE DEEPEST MOISTURE WILL
HAVE MOVED TO OUR EAST, THE PRESENCE OF THE TROUGH WILL LIKELY
PROVIDE SOME ENHANCEMENT FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION. DAYTIME POPS WILL
BE IN THE LOWER TO MID CHANCE RANGE, MORE TYPICAL FOR EARLY JUNE.
TEMPS WILL ALSO BE NEAR SEASONAL LEVELS.

.AVIATION...

[THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY] SOME FOG IS POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE,
PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 10Z AND 13Z. IN GENERAL, MVFR VISIBILITY WOULD
BE EXPECTED, BUT IFR/LIFR CIGS OR VIS CAN'T BE RULED OUT AT TIMES
WHERE FOG DOES DEVELOP - PARTICULARLY AT TLH AND VLD. AFTER THAT,
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD,
OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (WHICH COULD PRODUCE BRIEF
LOCAL IFR VIS). SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY DEVELOP AS EARLY AS 16-18Z
AROUND ECP AND TLH AND THEN QUICKLY EXPAND INLAND AFFECTING THE
OTHER TERMINALS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.MARINE...

LIGHT WINDS AND RELATIVELY CALM SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL SHIFT ONSHORE AND BE ENHANCED NEAR THE
COAST EACH AFTERNOON WITH THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION.

.FIRE WEATHER...

WETTING RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH FAIRLY HIGH
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.HYDROLOGY...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT
ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER, WITH ANY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM ISOLATED
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

TALLAHASSEE   89  69  86  68  89 /  80  50  70  50  40
PANAMA CITY   84  71  82  73  85 /  50  40  60  30  30
DOTHAN        86  67  86  67  88 /  70  40  60  30  40
ALBANY        89  67  87  67  88 /  60  50  70  50  50
VALDOSTA      91  69  87  68  90 /  60  50  70  50  50
CROSS CITY    89  68  84  67  87 /  60  40  70  50  50
APALACHICOLA  85  73  84  74  85 /  30  40  70  30  30

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

NEAR TERM...WOOL/LAMERS
SHORT TERM...BARRY
LONG TERM...BARRY
AVIATION...LAMERS
MARINE...BARRY
FIRE WEATHER...LAMERS
HYDROLOGY...GODSEY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:40 PM EST, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
140 PM EDT MON JUN 01 2015

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

1257 PM     TSTM WND GST     FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSIT 30.44N 84.30W
06/01/2015  M47 MPH          LEON               FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO TREES FELL ON VEHICLES AT HENDRY DRIVE AND STADIUM
            DRIVE AT FSU. THE PEAK GUST MEASURED ON CAMPUS WAS 47
            MPH.

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:06 PM EST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
306 PM EDT MON JUN 01 2015

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

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENVILLE              30.47N 83.64W
06/01/2015                   MADISON            FL   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE DOWN IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE.

&&

WESTON

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:09 PM EST, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
309 PM EDT MON JUN 01 2015

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

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ESE GREENVILLE        30.43N 83.56W
06/01/2015                   MADISON            FL   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN NEAR I-10 AT MILE MARKER 246

&&

WESTON

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:40 PM EST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
340 PM EDT MON JUN 01 2015

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

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S PINETTA             30.58N 83.36W
06/01/2015                   MADISON            FL   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN AT HIGHWAY 150 AND HIGHWAY 145.

&&

WESTON

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:40 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When: June 1, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Lowndes County, Clyattville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 30.690, -83.310

Trees were blown down in Clyattville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When: June 1, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Lowndes County, 2.16 mi N of Clyattville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 30.721, -83.307

A tree was blown down on Briggston Road and Scottwood Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When: June 1, 3:05 PM EST
Where: Lowndes County, 3.94 mi E of Dasher
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 30.741, -83.144

A tree was blown down at George Road and Hickory Grove Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When: June 1, 3:05 PM EST
Where: Lowndes County, 1.5 mi NNW of Valdosta
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 30.850, -83.280

A tree was blown down at 219 and West Martin Luther King Jr Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tift

When: June 3, 4:55 PM EST
Where: Tift County, 2.83 mi NNW of Vanceville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.470, -83.450

A couple of trees were blown down near Paulk Road and Highway 319.

Hail, Tift

When: June 3, 5:07 PM EST
Where: Tift County, Vanceville
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.430, -83.440

Roof and siding damage occurred due to very large hail in the Vanceville area. Damage was estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tift

When: June 3, 5:07 PM EST
Where: Tift County, Vanceville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.430, -83.440

Trees were blown down in the Vanceville area.

Hail, Tift

When: June 3, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Tift County, Brookfield
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 31.410, -83.390

A picture was submitted via social media that showed hail estimated at around hen egg size or 2 inches in diameter from Brookfield. Roof and siding damage occurred. Damage was estimated.

Hail, Tift

When: June 3, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Tift County, 1.38 mi N of Vanceville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 31.450, -83.440

Quarter size hail was reported east of Tifton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: June 3, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, 0.32 mi W of Nashville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.201, -83.255

A tree was blown down onto Rogers Ave in Nashville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: June 3, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, 2.45 mi ENE of Nashvlle-Berrien Arpt
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.219, -83.180

A tree was blown down on Highway 76.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: June 3, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, 1.42 mi ESE of Nashvlle-Berrien Arpt
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.201, -83.199

A tree was blown down near the intersection of Radio Station Road and Mark Watson Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: June 3, 6:35 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, 3.14 mi SSW of Weber
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.188, -83.152

A tree was blown down onto Cook Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: June 3, 6:39 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, 5.17 mi ENE of Allenville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.150, -83.130

A tree was blown down near the intersection of Mt Pleasant Road and Lancaster Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lanier

When: June 3, 6:42 PM EST
Where: Lanier County, 2.38 mi N of Lakeland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.074, -83.074

A large tree was blown down onto Highway 129.

What these are

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.
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

Every storm in Georgia in 2015 Every state in 2015 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, 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: 572307, 572308, 572309, 572310, 572311, 572312, 572313, 572314, 572315, 572316, 572317, 572318, 572319, 572320, 572321.