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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 2, 20034 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2003, 8:37 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 2003, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2003, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Walton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 2, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2003-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2666 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2003-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2666 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1050 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

930 
WUUS52 KFFC 030037
SVRATL
GAC089-135-247-297-030100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
837 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  WESTERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAYSON TO
  9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LITHONIA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...BETWEEN...
CONYERS...GRAYSON...LAKEVIEW ESTATES...LITHONIA...LOGANVILLE...
MOUNTAIN PARK...PINE LAKE...REDAN...SNELLVILLE...STONE MOUNTAIN AND
WALNUT GROVE.

HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3394 8405 3378 8425 3360 8407 3384 8371

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 2, 3:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 3:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION TO ADD HEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
340 EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

OVERVIEW...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE
U.S. THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST. A WEAK TROF OFF THE EAST COAST
LIFTS NORTHEAST AND WEAKENS BY TONIGHT. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE IN THE
NORTHERN STREAM DROPS FROM THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES EARLY SATURDAY
TO MID ATLANTIC COAST BY EARLY SUNDAY. UPPER RIDGE THEN BUILDS IN
MIDWEST SATURDAY AND QUICKLY MOVES TO THE EAST COAST BY SUNDAY
NIGHT.

SHORT TERM...THRU SUNDAY NIGHT. SVR TSTM WATCH THIS EVENING TIL 8 PM
OVER NW GEORGIA. COVERAGE SO FAR IS SPARSE...BUT WILL LIKELY
INCREASE. WHAT WE DO GET WILL BE VERY POTENT...GIVEN AMOUNT OF
INSTABILITY AND SHORT WAVE ENERGY PASSING THRU AREA. NO POPS FOR
SATURDAY AS BOUNDARY PROGGED TO SWING INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA AIDED BY
NORTHERLY PUSH FROM CIRCULATION AROUND LOW OFF THE COAST. ETA
DISAGREES WITH THIS AND HINTS AT POPS...BUT FOR NOW WILL LEAVE THEM
OUT. TEMPS ONLY A COUPLE OF DEGREES COOLER SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

EXTENDED...MONDAY THRU FRIDAY. UPPER RIDGE MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST
MONDAY AS POTENT SYSTEM DIGS FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE
MIDWEST. RIDGE DOESNT STRAY TOO FAR EAST AND CONTINUES TO DEFLECT
SYSTEMS OVER THE TOP OF IT. SHORT WAVES IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM WILL
KEEP A FRONT LURKING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF GEORGIA WITH
PERIODIC ATTEMPTS AT MOVING IT THROUGH THE AREA. MODELS IN FAIR
AGREEMENT AT FINALLY MOVING FRONT INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA NEXT FRIDAY.
UNTIL THEN THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL INCLUDE CHANCE POPS EACH DAY
OF EXTENDED. TEMPS WILL REMAIN SEASONABLE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

KATL 61 80 59 78 / 30 10 10 10
KAHN 59 82 56 77 / 30 10 10 10
KGVL 60 80 56 75 / 30 10 10 10
KRMG 58 82 55 78 / 30 10 10 20
KCSG 64 84 61 83 / 20 10 10 10
KMCN 62 85 58 82 / 20 10 10 10

.ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA TIL 8 PM EDT.

 22
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 11:00 AM EDT, 9 hours 37 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-022200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1100 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY.

A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY...
REACHING EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO
RISE INTO THE 60S WITH CAPES IN THE 1500 TO 2500 RANGE...AND LIFTED
INDICES OF MINUS THREE TO MINUS FOUR. THIS INSTABILITY WILL BE
ENOUGH TO ALLOW A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS.
THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 2 PM AND 9 PM.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR
WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.

.DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON
GEORGIA.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 6:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0415 PM    TRION                     GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      REPORTED BY CHATTOOGA
                                          COUNTY 911 AND THE
                                          PUBLIC.

0420 PM    ADAIRSVILLE               GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   BARTOW                         REPORTED BY BARTOW COUNTY
                                          911.

0420 PM    TRION                     GA   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      TENNIS TO BASEBALL SIZE
                                          HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          CHATTOOGA COUNTY 911.

0440 PM    SUMMERVILLE               GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
                                          REPORTED BY CHATTOOGA
                                          COUNTY 911.

0440 PM    SUBLIGNA                  GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL COVERING
                                          GROUND. HAILED BETWEEN
                                          440 AND 445 PM

0447 PM    4N PLAINVILLE             GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   GORDON                         HAM OPERATOR REPORTED
                                          DIME TO NICKEL SIZE
                                          HAIL.

0500 PM    CRYSTAL SPRINGS           GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
                                          GOLFBALLS COVERING THE
                                          GROUND. PUBLIC REPORT.

0505 PM    ARMUCHEE                  GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
                                          PUBLIC REPORT.

0515 PM    WOODSTOCK                 GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHEROKEE                       PUBLIC REPORTED DIME TO
                                          QUARTER SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
                                          WOODSTOCK AND HOLLY
                                          SPRINGS.

0520 PM    SHANNON                   GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL
                                          SIZE HAIL.

0545 PM    ALPHARETTA                GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FULTON                         QUARTER SIZE HAIL. PUBLIC
                                          REPORT.
Special weather statement, May 2, 6:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
GAZ041-022230-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
602 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SMALL HAIL IN HARALSON COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM EDT...

AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF TALLAPOOSA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF
DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
Special weather statement, May 2, 6:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
GAZ001-002-011-022245-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
611 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN
CHATTOOGA...DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL DADE COUNTY...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF
DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
Local storm report, May 2, 6:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
652 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0415 PM    TRION                     GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      REPORTED BY CHATTOOGA
                                          COUNTY 911 AND THE
                                          PUBLIC.

0420 PM    ADAIRSVILLE               GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   BARTOW                         REPORTED BY BARTOW COUNTY
                                          911.

0420 PM    TRION                     GA   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      TENNIS TO BASEBALL SIZE
                                          HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          CHATTOOGA COUNTY 911.

0440 PM    SUMMERVILLE               GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
                                          REPORTED BY CHATTOOGA
                                          COUNTY 911.

0440 PM    SUBLIGNA                  GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL COVERING
                                          GROUND. HAILED BETWEEN
                                          440 AND 445 PM

0447 PM    4N PLAINVILLE             GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   GORDON                         HAM OPERATOR REPORTED
                                          DIME TO NICKEL SIZE
                                          HAIL.

0500 PM    CRYSTAL SPRINGS           GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
                                          GOLFBALLS COVERING THE
                                          GROUND. PUBLIC REPORT.

0504 PM    ADAIRSVILLE               GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   BARTOW                         DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
                                          REPORTED BY HAM OPERATOR
                                          504 TO 510 PM

0505 PM    ARMUCHEE                  GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
                                          PUBLIC REPORT.

0515 PM    WOODSTOCK                 GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHEROKEE                       PUBLIC REPORTED DIME TO
                                          QUARTER SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
                                          WOODSTOCK AND HOLLY
                                          SPRINGS.

0520 PM    SHANNON                   GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL
                                          SIZE HAIL.

0523 PM    WOODSTOCK                 GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHEROKEE                       HAM REPORT OF DIME SIZE
                                          HAIL.

0545 PM    ALPHARETTA                GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FULTON                         QUARTER SIZE HAIL. PUBLIC
                                          REPORT.

0550 PM                              GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FULTON                         PUBLIC REPORT.

0604 PM    1S TUCKER                 GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   DEKALB                         WEATHER CHANNEL EMPLOYEE
                                          REPORTED QUARTER SIZE
                                          HAIL.

0608 PM    TUCKER                    GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   DEKALB                         GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0635 PM    CENTERVILLE               GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   GWINNETT                       SPOTTER REPORTED 7/8 INCH
                                          HAIL.
Special weather statement, May 2, 7:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
GAZ004-005-022330-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
703 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN WHITFIELD AND
MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

AT 655 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DALTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF
DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
Local storm report, May 2, 8:09 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
809 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0415 PM    TRION                     GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      REPORTED BY CHATTOOGA
                                          COUNTY 911 AND THE
                                          PUBLIC.

0420 PM    ADAIRSVILLE               GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   BARTOW                         REPORTED BY BARTOW COUNTY
                                          911.

0420 PM    TRION                     GA   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      TENNIS TO BASEBALL SIZE
                                          HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          CHATTOOGA COUNTY 911.

0440 PM    SUMMERVILLE               GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
                                          REPORTED BY CHATTOOGA
                                          COUNTY 911.

0440 PM    SUBLIGNA                  GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHATTOOGA                      PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL COVERING
                                          GROUND. HAILED BETWEEN
                                          440 AND 445 PM

0447 PM    4N PLAINVILLE             GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   GORDON                         HAM OPERATOR REPORTED
                                          DIME TO NICKEL SIZE
                                          HAIL.

0500 PM    CRYSTAL SPRINGS           GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
                                          GOLFBALLS COVERING THE
                                          GROUND. PUBLIC REPORT.

0504 PM    ADAIRSVILLE               GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   BARTOW                         DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
                                          REPORTED BY HAM OPERATOR
                                          504 TO 510 PM

0505 PM    ARMUCHEE                  GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
                                          PUBLIC REPORT.

0515 PM    WOODSTOCK                 GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHEROKEE                       PUBLIC REPORTED DIME TO
                                          QUARTER SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
                                          WOODSTOCK AND HOLLY
                                          SPRINGS.

0520 PM    SHANNON                   GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FLOYD                          PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL
                                          SIZE HAIL.

0523 PM    WOODSTOCK                 GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   CHEROKEE                       HAM REPORT OF DIME SIZE
                                          HAIL.

0545 PM    ALPHARETTA                GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FULTON                         QUARTER SIZE HAIL. PUBLIC
                                          REPORT.

0550 PM                              GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FULTON                         PUBLIC REPORT.

0604 PM    1S TUCKER                 GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   DEKALB                         WEATHER CHANNEL EMPLOYEE
                                          REPORTED QUARTER SIZE
                                          HAIL.

0608 PM    TUCKER                    GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   DEKALB                         GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0614 PM    DECATUR                   GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   DEKALB                         HAM REPORT OF QUARTER TO
                                          GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT
                                          HIGHWAY 78 AND I-285.

0616 PM    ATLANTA                   GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FULTON                         DIME SIZE HAIL ON HIGHWAY
                                          166 EAST. PUBLIC REPORT.

0635 PM    CENTERVILLE               GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   GWINNETT                       SPOTTER REPORTED 7/8 INCH
                                          HAIL.

0635 PM    CENTERVILLE               GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   GWINNETT                       UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
                                          LASTED 10 MINUTES. PUBLIC
                                          REPORT.

0653 PM                              GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   ROCKDALE                       HAM REPORT.

0653 PM    PEACHTREE CITY            GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FAYETTE                        GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
                                          PUBLIC REPORT.

0725 PM    COVINGTON                 GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   NEWTON                         DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
                                          PUBLIC REPORT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 8:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHancock, Taliaferro, Warren43 min
May 2, 8:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Douglas, Paulding33 min
May 2, 8:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Jasper, Putnam44 min
May 2, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Fulton, Heard27 min
May 2, 8:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFayette34 min
May 2, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Henry33 min
May 2, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock41 min
May 2, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts47 min
May 2, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTroup30 min
May 2, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones43 min
May 2, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta26 min
May 2, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington41 min
May 2, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCSpalding38 min
May 2, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Pike37 min
May 2, 8:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Jefferson, Washington46 min
May 2, 9:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTalbot, Upson36 min
May 2, 9:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Monroe51 min
May 2, 9:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Johnson, Laurens, Wilkinson45 min
May 2, 9:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel67 min
May 2, 9:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Monroe, Taylor27 min
May 2, 9:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones36 min
May 2, 9:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion33 min
May 2, 9:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee28 min
May 2, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Peach23 min
May 2, 9:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Twiggs, Wilkinson31 min
May 2, 10:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee27 min
May 2, 10:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Pulaski25 min
May 2, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Schley31 min
May 2, 10:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens30 min
May 2, 10:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Pulaski37 min
May 2, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCStewart, Sumter, Webster30 min
May 2, 10:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Wilcox29 min
May 2, 10:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler39 min
May 2, 11:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCToombs40 min
May 2, 11:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly32 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.