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Published Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in Local
Photo by Jeffrey Leo
A fierce storm passed through northern Coweta County Wednesday evening, dropping massive amounts of hail -- some the size of small baseballs.
Hail of a storm
The Times-Herald
A fierce storm passed through northern Coweta County Wednesday evening, dropping massive amounts of hail -- some the size of small baseballs.
Hail reportedly cracked car windshields and blew through windows, but there was only one report of serious damage.
Jay Jones, Coweta's emergency management director, said one home along Hwy. 70 near Roscoe sustained some damage to the roof.
"That is all we have at this time," Jones said at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
More severe weather was expected late Wednesday.
A resident of the Canongate subdivision reported two windows in his home were broken by hail, spraying glass everywhere. Another Canongate resident reported a softball-sized ball of hail crashed through a window in his home and landed in the bedroom.
Melinda Cole of Ridley Road near Palmetto had feared the worst after hearing reports of funnel clouds and 100 mph winds, but the heavy winds didn't last.
"It seemed like more hail than wind," she said. Hail started coming down sporadically, and then got very heavy, so she and her son, Ryan, took cover. But the heavy storm appeared to last less than five minutes.
After the storm passed, there was so much hail "it looked like it had snowed," Cole said.
Patricia Palmer, Coweta's public information officer, was in Fairburn when the storm hit. She heard reports of vehicles traveling on Interstate 85 sustaining severe hail damage, and heard anecdotal evidence that one home in northern Coweta had been damaged by the hail.
"Luckily, we dodged the damage this time," Jones said. Jones said there were reports of 50 to 60 mph winds. When the storm started heading toward Coweta, Jones said he coordinated with local public safety agencies and the hospital.
"Everyone was on alert, and prepared," Jones said.
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My sister lives in the Tyrone area, she told me last night the hail busted out a a window in one of there cars. She too, reported baseball size hail.
Posted by Jen at 1:10 PM
I live off Minix Road in the Gates S/D - the hail was the size of baseballs; busted out the back window of my car and put a huge dent in the roof of my car; busted out a kitchen window and we may have some roof damage to our house. Never seen anything like it in my life and hope to never see it again.
Posted by Susan at 12:12 PM
What's a 'small' baseball? Aren't all baseballs pretty much the same size?
Posted by another citizen at 9:15 AM
Small baseballs? We sustained automobile damage as well as a broken window. Many limbs down. Hail the size of my fist, but no "small" baseballs.
Posted by Waymon T. Toles at 8:43 AM
our car sustained HEAVY damage including cracking the windshield and large dents due to baseball sized hail in the storm at Collinsworth Palmetto Road. We pulled into the gas station to evade more damage but it was too crowded to get under the awnings.
Posted by citizen at 12:33 AM
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it really doesn't matter I'm sure to those who have the damage but probably their comparing between softball and baseball soft ball is larger but just thankful they are safe to tell the story.
Posted by Gail at 5:56 PM