A warm front advanced slowly north over the state ahead of a deepening upper-level trough digging into the Mississippi Valley, bringing deep moisture and an increasingly unstable air mass to North and Central Georgia. The moist and unstable atmosphere along with persistent divergent upper-level flow, resulted in widespread moderate to heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and hail.

Hail in HARRIS, GEORGIA
From 22-DEC-14 16:49:00 to 22-DEC-14 16:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEW HOPE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported penny-sized hail in western Harris County.

Hail in HOUSTON, GEORGIA
From 23-DEC-14 07:15:00 to 23-DEC-14 07:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: PERRY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Houston County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail in Perry.

Hail in NEWTON, GEORGIA
From 23-DEC-14 10:00:00 to 23-DEC-14 10:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: STARRSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Employees of Henderson���s Grocery and Shell Station at State Highway 36 and Henderson Mill/Flat Shoals Road reported quarter-sized hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 23-DEC-14 13:48:00 to 23-DEC-14 13:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: PRATERSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 23-DEC-14 13:25:00 to 23-DEC-14 13:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: EVERETT SPGS
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines down on Floyd Springs Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 23-DEC-14 13:15:00 to 23-DEC-14 13:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: GORE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines down northeast of Gore.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 23-DEC-14 13:47:00 to 23-DEC-14 13:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: FIVE SPRINGS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down southwest of Dalton. Some trees fell on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 23-DEC-14 14:00:00 to 23-DEC-14 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: CHATSWORTH
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Murray County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down across Chatsworth and southwest Murray County, including a tree down on a trailer on Elm Street and a roof blown off of a building on 3rd Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 23-DEC-14 14:00:00 to 23-DEC-14 14:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: CARBONDALE
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines down in and around Dalton including damage to a fire station. Damage was reported on S. Dug Gap Road, Airport Road at Grimes Street, on Hester Circle, at S. Dixie Highway and Crown Lake Drive, at S. Dixie Highway and Confederate Cemetery, and on Hurricane Road.