PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
417 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0418 PM HAIL MCDONOUGH 33.45N 84.14W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH HENRY GA PUBLIC
0420 PM HAIL MCDONOUGH 33.45N 84.14W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH HENRY GA PUBLIC
0435 PM HAIL 4 N FORT OGLETHORPE 34.98N 85.25W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH CATOOSA GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0445 PM HAIL 5 N RINGGOLD 34.99N 85.11W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH CATOOSA GA PUBLIC
0448 PM HAIL 12 N MONTICELLO 33.48N 83.69W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH JASPER GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
NEAR COUNTY LINE
0505 PM HAIL FLOVILLA 33.25N 83.90W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH BUTTS GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0505 PM HAIL 2 N EATONTON 33.35N 83.39W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH PUTNAM GA PUBLIC
0510 PM HAIL 2 N TRION 34.58N 85.31W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH CHATTOOGA GA PUBLIC
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N TRION 34.56N 85.31W
05/20/2008 CHATTOOGA GA AMATEUR RADIO
A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ALONG SPRING CREEK ROAD AND THERE
WAS QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0515 PM HAIL HILLSBORO 33.18N 83.64W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH JASPER GA PUBLIC
0515 PM HAIL VEAZEY 33.50N 83.14W
05/20/2008 E2.00 INCH GREENE GA PUBLIC
0520 PM HAIL BASTONVILLE 33.31N 82.53W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH GLASCOCK GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0525 PM HAIL OOSTANAULA 34.48N 85.01W
05/20/2008 E2.75 INCH GORDON GA PUBLIC
HAILED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND IS COVERING THE GROUND.
0528 PM HAIL CRAWFORDVILLE 33.55N 82.90W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH TALIAFERRO GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0530 PM HAIL 3 SSW CALHOUN 34.45N 84.96W
05/20/2008 E1.25 INCH GORDON GA PUBLIC
A COUPLE INCHES OF HAIL COVERED THE GROUND AND THERE WERE
STRONG WINDS...BUT NO DAMAGE.
0535 PM TSTM WND GST 7 S CALHOUN 34.39N 84.94W
05/20/2008 E60.00 MPH GORDON GA TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WINDS OF 60 MPH WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0545 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 S ADAIRSVILLE 34.34N 84.91W
05/20/2008 BARTOW GA PUBLIC
0545 PM HAIL 2 S ADAIRSVILLE 34.34N 84.91W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
0545 PM HAIL ADAIRSVILLE 34.37N 84.91W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
0545 PM HAIL BLUE RIDGE 34.86N 84.33W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH FANNIN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0545 PM HAIL MENLO 34.48N 85.48W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH CHATTOOGA GA PUBLIC
SOME TREES WERE DOWN IN THE CITY AS WELL
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N MILLEDGEVILLE 33.10N 83.24W
05/20/2008 BALDWIN GA NWS STORM SURVEY
APPROXIMATELY 50 TREES DOWN ON NORTH JEFFERSON STREET
AREA.
0550 PM HAIL MILLEDGEVILLE 33.09N 83.24W
05/20/2008 E4.25 INCH BALDWIN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW MILLEDGEVILLE 33.12N 83.28W
05/20/2008 BALDWIN GA NWS STORM SURVEY
APPROXIMATELY 100 TREES DOWN...MOST SNAPPED.POWER LINES
DOWN DUE TO FALLEN TREES.
0550 PM HAIL MILLEDGEVILLE 33.09N 83.24W
05/20/2008 E2.50 INCH BALDWIN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0553 PM HAIL 3 SSW SUMMERVILLE 34.44N 85.37W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH CHATTOOGA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG MILLEDGEVILLE 33.09N 83.24W
05/20/2008 BALDWIN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN ACROSS
MILLEDGEVILLE.
0600 PM HAIL 2 N WHITE 34.31N 84.75W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
0600 PM HAIL 11 SE MILLEDGEVILLE 32.97N 83.11W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH BALDWIN GA PUBLIC
0620 PM TORNADO 1 NW DAVISBORO 32.99N 82.62W
05/20/2008 F0 WASHINGTON GA NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY CONCLUDED AN EFO TORNADO WITH 70 TO 80
MPH WINDS TOUCHED NEAR THE TOWN OF DAVISBORO. THE TORNADO
WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 1 MILE AND WAS 50 YARDS WIDE. IT
KNOCKED DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES ALONG ITS PATH. NO
STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED.
0620 PM HAIL 4 N ROME 34.32N 85.19W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0630 PM HAIL 1 S HOLLY SPRINGS 34.16N 84.50W
05/20/2008 E2.75 INCH CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S HOLLY SPRINGS 34.16N 84.50W
05/20/2008 CHEROKEE GA PUBLIC
SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE DOWN AROUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
0635 PM TSTM WND DMG LOUISVILLE 33.00N 82.40W
05/20/2008 JEFFERSON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN IN THE CITY.
0635 PM TORNADO 5 SE HOLLY SPRINGS 34.12N 84.44W
05/20/2008 F1 CHEROKEE GA NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 4 INJ *** PRELIMINARY FINDINGS...EF1 TORNADO.
PATH...APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES LONG AND 3/4 TO 1 MILE WIDE.
APPROXIMATELY 250 HOMES DAMAGED.
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW ROSWELL 34.08N 84.41W
05/20/2008 FULTON GA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN IN
MOUNTAIN PARK.
0645 PM HAIL 2 N ROSWELL 34.07N 84.36W
05/20/2008 E1.25 INCH FULTON GA TRAINED SPOTTER
THE PORTION OF A METAL CARPORT ROOF WAS ALSO RIPPED OFF.
0650 PM HAIL 4 SSW CARTERSVILLE 34.11N 84.83W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH BARTOW GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0658 PM HAIL 1 S LILBURN 33.87N 84.14W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH GWINNETT GA PUBLIC
0700 PM HAIL 8 W CEDARTOWN 34.02N 85.40W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH POLK GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0703 PM HAIL ACWORTH 34.06N 84.68W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH COBB GA PUBLIC
0703 PM HAIL ACWORTH 34.06N 84.68W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH COBB GA PUBLIC
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S CEDARTOWN 33.94N 85.26W
05/20/2008 POLK GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN SOUTH OF
CEDARTOWN.
0710 PM HAIL 1 N SNELLVILLE 33.87N 84.01W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH GWINNETT GA PUBLIC
0715 PM HAIL MARIETTA 33.95N 84.54W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH COBB GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0725 PM HAIL 1 N BREMEN 33.72N 85.15W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH HARALSON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0739 PM HAIL 3 N MONROE 33.84N 83.71W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH WALTON GA PUBLIC
0745 PM TSTM WND GST WINSTON 33.72N 84.82W
05/20/2008 E60.00 MPH DOUGLAS GA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL LIMBS DOWN AS WELL.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG DOUGLASVILLE 33.75N 84.75W
05/20/2008 DOUGLAS GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN ACROSS THE CITY.
0752 PM TSTM WND DMG BISHOP 33.82N 83.44W
05/20/2008 OCONEE GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN SOUTH OF
WATKINSVILLE.
0802 PM HAIL MADISON 33.58N 83.48W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH MORGAN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0805 PM TSTM WND DMG MADISON 33.58N 83.48W
05/20/2008 MORGAN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES ARE DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W GREENSBORO 33.57N 83.20W
05/20/2008 GREENE GA PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES ARE DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
CITY...INCLUDING ON THAT FELL ON A HOUSE.
0820 PM HAIL BOWDEN JUNCTION 33.66N 85.15W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH CARROLL GA AMATEUR RADIO
0822 PM TSTM WND DMG S GREENSBORO 33.57N 83.18W
05/20/2008 GREENE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
AT LEAST 2 DOZEN TREES WERE DOWN ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR
ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0822 PM HAIL 2 S GREENSBORO 33.55N 83.18W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH GREENE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED ALONG I-20.
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG EATONTON 33.32N 83.39W
05/20/2008 PUTNAM GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES ARE DOWN IN THE CITY.
0830 PM LIGHTNING MADISON 33.58N 83.48W
05/20/2008 MORGAN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
LIGHTNING CAUSED A GRASS FIRE
0835 PM HAIL FAYETTEVILLE 33.45N 84.46W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH FAYETTE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0845 PM TSTM WND DMG FRANKLIN 33.28N 85.10W
05/20/2008 HEARD GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES ARE DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0845 PM HAIL CENTRALHATCHEE 33.37N 85.10W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH HEARD GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0850 PM DOWNBURST NORWOOD 33.46N 82.71W
05/20/2008 WARREN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES ARE DOWN IN THE NORWOOD
AREA.
0900 PM TORNADO 7 NW WARTHEN 33.17N 82.89W
05/20/2008 F1 HANCOCK GA NWS STORM SURVEY
A NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM CONCLUDED AN EF1 TORNADO WITH 90
TO 100 MPH WINDS TOUCHED DOWN IN EXTREME EASTERN HANCOCK
COUNTY BEFORE MOVING INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY NEAR GEORGIA
ROUTE 15. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 4 MILES AND
WAS 125 YARDS WIDE...IT ROUGLY PARALLELED
SPARTA-DAVISBORO ROAD. SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES WERE KNOCKED
DOWN ALONG ITS PATH ALONG WITH ONE BARN BEING PARTIALLY
DESTROYED.
0905 PM TSTM WND DMG HOGANSVILLE 33.17N 84.90W
05/20/2008 TROUP GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN ACROSS THE NORTEAST PART OF THE
COUNTY IN THE HOGANSVILLE AREA.
0908 PM TSTM WND DMG FLAT ROCK 33.24N 83.32W
05/20/2008 PUTNAM GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN IN THE FLAT ROCK AREA.
0910 PM TSTM WND DMG LUTHERSVILLE 33.21N 84.74W
05/20/2008 MERIWETHER GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DOWN
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.
0917 PM HAIL EDGEHILL 33.15N 82.63W
05/20/2008 E1.75 INCH GLASCOCK GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0917 PM TSTM WND DMG EDGEHILL 33.15N 82.63W
05/20/2008 GLASCOCK GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN IN THE EDGE HILL AREA
0955 PM HAIL 4 NE THOMASTON 32.93N 84.28W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH UPSON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE THOMASTON AIRPORT.
0955 PM TSTM WND DMG THOMASTON 32.89N 84.33W
05/20/2008 UPSON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINE DOWN AROUND THOMASTON.
0958 PM TSTM WND DMG YATESVILLE 32.91N 84.14W
05/20/2008 UPSON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN AROUND
YATESVILLE.
1002 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NE THOMASTON 32.93N 84.28W
05/20/2008 M61.00 MPH UPSON GA AWOS
1028 PM TSTM WND DMG ROBERTA 32.72N 84.01W
05/20/2008 CRAWFORD GA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES ARE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 42.
1029 PM HAIL 3 E LIZELLA 32.81N 83.77W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH BIBB GA AMATEUR RADIO
AT INTERSTATE 475 AND HIGHWAY 74.
1038 PM HAIL 2 W MACON 32.84N 83.69W
05/20/2008 E0.75 INCH BIBB GA PUBLIC
1050 PM HAIL 2 N HUBER 32.73N 83.56W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH TWIGGS GA PUBLIC
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 60 TO 70 MPH
1105 PM TSTM WND DMG TARVERSVILLE 32.54N 83.44W
05/20/2008 TWIGGS GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
HIGHWAY 96 AND SEVERAL OTHER ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE
BLOCKED BY TREES.
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