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Hail and High Water Across Portions of Georgia
March 27, 2005
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An early Spring storm brought hail, several inches of rain,
and the threat of tornadoes to Georgia on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005. Although tornadoes failed
to materialize, large hail pelted several areas - mostly in North Georgia, and flooding
rains hit mainly the central section of the state. Some of the notable hail reports
included baseball size hail in Pickens County, golfball size hail in Forsyth County, and
hail the size of quarters in Dawson County.
2-DAY RAINFALL TOTALS
MARCH 26 & 27, 2005 |
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| Atlanta |
2.92 inches |
| Athens |
2.61 inches |
| Columbus |
4.36 inches |
| Macon |
3.74 inches |
| Plains |
7.14 inches |
| Cordele |
6.43 inches |
| Dublin |
5.91 inches |
| Jeffersonville |
4.34 inches |
Jean Swann of Houston County reported...
" at our home about south of Centerville we had 8.5 inches of rain from 6 p.m.
Saturday through 6 p.m. Sunday. From noon Sunday through 6 p.m.
Sunday we had exactly 4.0 inches. These photos (below) were all taken within 1/4 mile of our
house. The two houses in the photos are on high but flat ground.
The water is NOT from a stream or runoff valley. The photo of the
horse pasture and the "lot for sale" are in a low area but there
is no stream nearby. The area only has water in it in cases of heavy rain."
| Examples of Flooding in Houston County, Georgia ( click images to enlarge ) |
| photos courtesy Jean Swann |
![[ too much water ]](../images/houstfld32705sm.jpg) | ![[ a brand new stream ]](../images/houstfld32705asm.jpg) |
![[ water looking for a place to go ]](../images/houstfld32705bsm.jpg) |
![[ water completely surrounds home ]](../images/houstfld32705csm.jpg) |
Examples of Hail in Gilmer County, Georgia
( click images to enlarge ) |
| photos courtesy meteorologist Paul Ossmann (WXIA-TV in Atlanta) |
![[ putting 2 inch hail on ice ]](../images/hail32705sm.jpg)
| ![[ did it snow? ]](../images/ellijay32705sm.jpg) |
Examples of Flooding in Columbus, Georgia
( click images to enlarge ) |
| photos courtesy meteorologist Bryan Bennett, WRBL-TV |
![[ River Walk flooded ]](../images/csg32705sm.jpg) | ![[ the muddy Chattahoochee ]](../images/csg32705asm.jpg) |
![[ River Walk sign nearly submerged ]](../images/csg32705bsm.jpg) |
![[ whitewater ]](../images/csg32705csm.jpg) |
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![[ too much water ]](../images/houstfld32705.jpg)
![[ a brand new stream ]](../images/houstfld32705a.jpg)
![[ water looking for a place to go ]](../images/houstfld32705b.jpg)
![[ water completely surrounds home ]](../images/houstfld32705c.jpg)
![[ putting 2 inch hail on ice ]](../images/hail32705.jpg)
![[ did it snow? ]](../images/ellijay32705.jpg)
![[ River Walk flooded ]](../images/csg32705.jpg)
![[ the muddy Chattahoochee ]](../images/csg32705a.jpg)
![[ River Walk sign nearly submerged ]](../images/csg32705b.jpg)
![[ whitewater ]](../images/csg32705c.jpg)
