Golf Ball Size Hail on the Island & Tropical Outlook

We had some pretty severe storms yesterday as a frontal boundary came through our area. A trained spotter on the island reported golf ball size hail on the west side of the island between Oakridge and Delegal Creek Marina in The Landings. When this report was sent, The National Weather Service in Charleston issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Chatham county specifically for most of the islands. If you have any pictures of hail, email us at weather@myskidawayisland.com and we will put them on the blog.

Another large weather event that happened yesterday was lightning. While I was out and about, there were many lightning strokes visible on the horizon. We had some lightning damage on Marshwood Golf Course Hole 13. This happens and shows you the dangers of lightning and why you should get inside when you hear thunder. If you have any pictures of this or another lightning event email them to us at weather@myskidawayisland.com .

Here are some pictures of the event:

There was a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of Central and Northern Georgia. But, amazingly, most of the severe weather warnings were issued in Southeast Georgia. There was more severe weather up in Northern Georgia, more severe meaning large hail (>1") and high winds (>65mph).

Forecast

It looks like we will see some thunderstorms today as well, with high temperatures on the island reaching into the lower eighties. Humidities should be rather high though so a heat advisory may be issued later this week. Throughout the beginning of the work week, we should see a chance of rain. That chance will continue through July 4th. But, the chance should diminish quite quickly by Thursday with highs in the lower ninties. Even then, July 4th should be nice with a mix of sun and clouds and only a chance of rain at about 20%.

So, Here is the July 4th Forecast:

Mix of Sun and Clouds
Chance of Rain 20%

High: 88
Low: 73

Hurricane Update

The tropics are looking very quiet throughout the Atlantic. We do see a tropical wave that is way out in the east Atlantic. This, in combination with low wind shear values, could develop into some type of tropical low later this week. Two of the prominent forecast models are forecasting this wave to develop into a tropical low and move toward Puerto Rico. At this point, I have no reason to believe that this will not happen.