Atlanta — A stationary front continues to linger over the Southeast, providing the focus point for scattered showers and thunderstorms in Metro Atlanta.
Some of the storms on Wednesday produced pea-size to nickel-size hail throughout the Metro region, including Midtown Atlanta, Smyrna (near the Braves Stadium), and in Lilburn.
At 2:25 PM EDT, 1 WSW Midtown [Fulton Co, GA] Emergency Mngr reports Hail of 0.70 Inch. Dime-sized hail reported at Georgia Tech. #gawx https://t.co/hYaWomhBUj pic.twitter.com/ZX9qpFJCtT
— Christina Edwards (@ChristinaWSBwx) April 23, 2025
Nice postgame hailstorm on Cobb Parkway. #GaWx @ATLNewsFirst @Braves #BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/LgLBuqigrg
— Mike Nessen (@Mike_Nessen) April 23, 2025
Pea-sized hail in Lilburn, GA@ChristinaWSBwx pic.twitter.com/EGd44LdjE2
— Home Master (@DanBlass1) April 23, 2025
More Hail on the Way Today?
Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast today, and the Futurecast Radar imagery below illustrates the hour-by-hour outlook for the Metro region.
During the spring and summer months, some of these pop up storms are capable of producing hail.
One of the clues that I monitor for regarding hail is an “inverted V” that appears on the dewpoint data in an upper air sounding (this data is obtained by the weather balloons released by the National Weather Service twice per day).
The “inverted V” indicates a pocked of dry air in the low to mid levels of the atmosphere. This pocket of dry air allows rain drops higher up in the cloud to encounter more evaporative cooling, which facilitates the freezing and growth of hailstones.
The “inverted V” was present yesterday (Wednesday), and it is present again today. In addition to heavy rain, some storms may be capable of producing pea-size to nickel-size hail today.
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