A strong subtropical ridge, which had been centered over Alabama for the previous three days, was retrograding west as a deep upper low developed off the east coast.  Similar to the June 10th - June 18th period, unstable northwest flow evolved across the area once again.  The pattern allowed a backdoor cold front to push into the area from the northeast, further providing lift in an unstable air mass for thunderstorms.  Scattered severe thunderstorms developed across north central Georgia during the mid-afternoon and quickly moved southeast into central Georgia by evening.  The majority of the severe events occurred in central Georgia.

Thunderstorm Wind in COBB, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 15:45:00 to 22-JUN-09 15:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARIETTA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Cobb County 911 Center reported that at least 15 trees were down around Marietta.

Thunderstorm Wind in TELFAIR, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 15:50:00 to 22-JUN-09 16:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: SCOTLAND
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Telfair County 911 Center reported that at least 12 trees were down in the far eastern part of the county along the Wheeler county line from Scotland to Lumber City.

Thunderstorm Wind in WILCOX, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 15:50:00 to 22-JUN-09 15:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: ABBEVILLE
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Wilcox County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were down on power lines in the far eastern portion of the county near the Dodge county line.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHEELER, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 15:40:00 to 22-JUN-09 15:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: ERICK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported that at least eight trees were down in the far western portion of the county near the Wheeler county line from the Erick and Avants area near Little Ocmulgee State Park to just across the Telfair county line from Scotland.  Some county roads were blocked from the downed trees.

Hail in CRAWFORD, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 17:26:00 to 22-JUN-09 17:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: SANDY POINT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

An amateur radio operator reported quarter-sized hail in the far eastern part of the county near the Bibb county line.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAWFORD, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 17:26:00 to 22-JUN-09 17:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: SANDY POINT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

A CoCoRaHS observer reported that several trees and power lines were down in the southeastern part of Crawford county.  Several power outages were observed in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 16:04:00 to 22-JUN-09 16:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHITEHOUSE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that 10 Poplar Trees were down in the Pebble Brook Subdivision east of Stockbridge near the Rockdale county line.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENE, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 16:21:00 to 22-JUN-09 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: GREENSBORO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Greene County 911 Center reported that over a dozen trees were down in the western part of the county from southwest of Greensboro to southwest of Veazey.  Some power lines were also down in the area as a result.  At least one tree was down on Georgia Highway 44 southwest of Greensboro.

Hail in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 15:40:00 to 22-JUN-09 15:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: LITHONIA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public observed quarter-sized hail in the far southeast part of DeKalb county, south of Lithonia, near the Rockdale county line.

Lightning in LAURENS, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 17:00:00 to 22-JUN-09 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: DUBLIN
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

The Laurens County Fire and Rescue Department reported that lightning set several hundred hay bales on fire in a field in the far northeastern part of the county, north of Dublin.

Thunderstorm Wind in BUTTS, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 16:21:00 to 22-JUN-09 16:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: JENKINSBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Butts County 911 Center reported that at least six trees were down scattered about the county from northwest to southeast.

Thunderstorm Wind in BALDWIN, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 17:05:00 to 22-JUN-09 17:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: MILLEDGEVILLE
Magnitude: 54.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Baldwin County 911 Center reported that at least 10 trees were down in the far eastern part of the county, with some down on Georgia Highway 22 and 24.

Thunderstorm Wind in DODGE, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 14:25:00 to 22-JUN-09 14:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: GRESSTON
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

The Dodge County Fire and Rescue Department along with a trained spotter reported that at least four large trees were down in the western part of the county, along with several large limbs.  One of the trees were down on Daniels Church Road in Eastman.

Thunderstorm Wind in BIBB, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 14:16:00 to 22-JUN-09 14:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: CROSS KEYS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Bibb County 911 Center reported that at least eight trees were down across the county from just north of Macon near Cross Keys to approximately five miles south of Macon.  This included a 70 foot pine tree that was down on Park Drive at Wimbliss Road near Cross Keys.  Several power lines were also down as a result of the downed trees.

Hail in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 14:47:00 to 22-JUN-09 14:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: SUWANEE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public observed half-dollar-sized hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 15:15:00 to 22-JUN-09 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: TIPPETS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Pulaski County 911 Center and the public reported that at least eight trees were down across the eastern part of the county.  At least three trees were down in the Hawkinsville area, including on Anderson and 5th Streets.  Five trees were down in the far southeastern corner of the county, well east of Wallace, on Midway Church Road near the Dodge county line.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOUSTON, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 14:54:00 to 22-JUN-09 15:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: HAYNEVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Houston County 911 Center reported that four trees were down in the southern part of the county, generally around Hayneville.  Two additional trees were reported down in the west central part of the county near Perry, one of which caused damage to the roof of a home.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAURENS, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 17:50:00 to 22-JUN-09 18:28:00 (EST-5)
Location: DUBLIN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Laurens County 911 Center reported that around 100 or more trees were down across the county.  Doppler radar data suggests that the strongest winds with these thunderstorms tracked from the northeast corner, north of Dublin, south-southwest to the southwest corner of the county, southwest of Cedar Grove.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAURENS, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 15:00:00 to 22-JUN-09 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: DEXTER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Laurens County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the western part of the county between Dexter and Cedar Grove.  A storm spotter personally observed at least three of these downed trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in BUTTS, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 13:00:00 to 22-JUN-09 13:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: FINCHERVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 550.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that an apparent thunderstorm downburst or microburst caused extensive damage to trees, power lines, and property in the northeastern part of the county from the Henry county line, just northwest of Fincherville to the south side of Lake Jackson along the Butts/Jasper county line.  At least 40 trees were down along this path.  Some of the most significant damage occurred near the intersection of Georgia Highway 36 and Barnetts Bridge Road, where a number of trees and power lines were down and one home in the area suffered major damage.  A total of six homes sustained damage, two of which were severely damaged and four others sustained moderate damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in PEACH, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 17:30:00 to 22-JUN-09 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BYRON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Broadcast media, through the National Weather Service Charleston, South Carolina office relayed a report of several trees down across the county, especially in the Powersville area.  Trees were down on Georgia Highways 49, 97, and 247.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOUSTON, GEORGIA
From 22-JUN-09 18:00:00 to 22-JUN-09 18:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: PERRY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

An amateur radio operator reported that at least a dozen trees were down in the far western part of the county, especially around Perry.  Some structural damage was reported.  Trees were down on Georgia Avenue, Georgia Extension, Fourth Street, Georgia Highway 96, and U.S. Highway 41, near the high school, all in the Perry area.  A home and an adjacent vehicle on Fourth Street sustained damage from a downed tree.  Two business signs were also damaged on Georgia Highway 7, either side of Interstate-75 in Perry.  The west bound lane of Georgia Highway 96 was blocked by a large downed oak tree and a tree was also down on Valley Drive at Interstate-75.