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Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2020
108 mesoscale discussions in 2020. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 108
- Busiest month
- April19 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- February 6, 20208 mesoscale discussions
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 5:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clayton, Coweta, Crawford and 26 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:02 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Baldwin, Ben Hill, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke and 46 more | 118 min |
| Jan 11, 10:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 92 min |
| Jan 11, 1:20 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 17 more | 85 min |
| Jan 11, 3:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller and 4 more | 94 min |
| Jan 11, 4:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartow, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb and 36 more | 89 min |
| Jan 11, 4:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Madison and 2 more | 117 min |
| Jan 11, 6:21 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Brooks, Calhoun, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur and 13 more | 114 min |
| Jan 11, 6:36 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 63 more | 84 min |
| Jan 11, 8:40 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Burke, Candler and 35 more | 95 min |
| Jan 11, 10:59 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richmond | 91 min |
| Feb 5, 7:33 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Catoosa, Dade | 117 min |
| Feb 6, 3:02 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Coweta, Early, Harris and 17 more | 88 min |
| Feb 6, 7:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas and 11 more | 95 min |
| Feb 6, 9:50 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Greene, Hart, Lincoln and 6 more | 55 min |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Bibb, Butts, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay and 32 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Ben Hill and 57 more | 90 min |
| Feb 6, 2:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Ben Hill and 71 more | 58 min |
| Feb 6, 4:29 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 48 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch and 19 more | 118 min |
| Feb 12, 8:37 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 83 min |
| Mar 3, 8:25 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Marion and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dooly, Dougherty, Lee, Macon and 12 more | 89 min |
| Mar 3, 1:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Harris and 18 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:37 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks and 35 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atkinson, Brantley, Brooks, Camden, Charlton, Clinch and 13 more | 86 min |
| Mar 4, 2:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Camden, Charlton, Echols | 55 min |
| Mar 5, 3:26 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Decatur and 22 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:28 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brantley, Brooks, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hart and 10 more | 116 min |
| Mar 24, 8:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 10 more | 55 min |
| Mar 24, 10:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartow, Cherokee, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 5 more | 60 min |
| Mar 29, 2:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dade | 85 min |
| Mar 31, 11:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Randolph and 1 more | 93 min |
| Mar 31, 12:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie and 4 more | 85 min |
| Mar 31, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atkinson, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun and 28 more | 96 min |
| Mar 31, 4:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Camden, Charlton, Echols | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 6:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 48 more | 94 min |
| Apr 8, 10:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 10 more | 113 min |
| Apr 12, 7:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 18 more | 65 min |
| Apr 12, 8:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd and 13 more | 64 min |
| Apr 12, 11:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee and 36 more | 88 min |
| Apr 12, 11:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clayton, Cobb and 30 more | 92 min |
| Apr 13, 2:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Baldwin, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Burke, Calhoun and 37 more | 96 min |
| Apr 13, 6:17 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan and 15 more | 88 min |
| Apr 19, 9:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Early, Marion and 6 more | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 10:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 9 more | 67 min |
| Apr 20, 1:52 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley and 28 more | 83 min |
| Apr 20, 6:19 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Camden, Charlton, Glynn, McIntosh | 86 min |
| Apr 23, 8:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Grady and 3 more | 92 min |
| Apr 23, 10:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 39 more | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atkinson, Brantley, Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes and 3 more | 95 min |
| Apr 23, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chatham, Effingham, Screven | 83 min |
| Apr 23, 6:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooks, Decatur, Echols, Grady, Lowndes, Seminole and 1 more | 96 min |
| Apr 25, 3:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fannin, Murray, Union | 88 min |
| Apr 29, 7:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 8 more | 2 hr |
| May 3, 7:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dade | 57 min |
| May 4, 7:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 54 min |
| May 4, 9:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 12 more | 89 min |
| May 5, 12:08 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee and 29 more | 97 min |
| May 5, 3:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dawson and 18 more | 113 min |
| May 5, 7:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham and 7 more | 2 hr |
| May 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Bibb, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee and 43 more | 119 min |
| May 20, 10:12 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks and 31 more | 2 hr |
| May 22, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison, Oglethorpe, Stephens | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 10:53 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee and 42 more | 92 min |
| Jun 15, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 70 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Lincoln and 3 more | 118 min |
| Jun 24, 6:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Ben Hill and 99 more | 93 min |
| Jun 25, 2:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Bacon, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Calhoun, Chattahoochee and 39 more | 83 min |
| Jun 30, 2:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert and 20 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 46 more | 118 min |
| Jul 12, 3:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman and 4 more | 84 min |
| Jul 18, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 12:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee and 29 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooks, Decatur, Early, Echols, Grady, Lowndes and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fannin, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Rabun | 92 min |
| Jul 31, 2:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 91 min |
| Aug 1, 1:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Screven | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 12:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton and 28 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth and 15 more | 113 min |
| Aug 6, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee and 40 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton and 28 more | 118 min |
| Aug 24, 3:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Miller and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 49 more | 85 min |
| Aug 28, 6:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dade, Walker | 116 min |
| Sep 16, 5:14 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Seminole | 2 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Grady, Lowndes and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 16, 7:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, McIntosh, Ware | 116 min |
| Sep 17, 12:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley and 17 more | 117 min |
| Sep 24, 4:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chattahoochee, Clay, Early, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chatham, Effingham | 88 min |
| Sep 29, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden and 15 more | 2 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clayton, Cobb and 26 more | 2 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clayton and 28 more | 96 min |
| Oct 10, 7:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 51 more | 118 min |
| Oct 29, 3:11 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Decatur, Early and 13 more | 94 min |
| Oct 29, 5:16 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 12 more | 119 min |
| Nov 26, 5:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Harris, Lamar, Macon, Marion and 12 more | 96 min |
| Nov 30, 1:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atkinson, Baker, Berrien, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch and 16 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 4, 2:37 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Decatur, Grady, Seminole | 2 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Lanier, Lowndes and 1 more | 94 min |
| Dec 24, 4:28 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch and 6 more | 92 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Decatur County30
- Baker County29
- Early County27
- Randolph County26
- Seminole County26
- Grady County26
- Webster County25
- Calhoun County25
- Dougherty County25
- Mitchell County25
- Miller County25
- Clay County24
- Marion County24
- Stewart County24
- Terrell County24
- Thomas County24
- Chattahoochee County23
- Quitman County23
- Echols County23
- Colquitt County22
- Worth County22
- Muscogee County21
- Lee County21
- Turner County21
- Pickens County21
- Dawson County21
- Brooks County21
- Lowndes County21
- Crisp County20
- Cherokee County20
- Lumpkin County20
- White County20
- Lanier County20
- Ware County20
- Schley County19
- Taylor County19
- Irwin County19
- Sumter County19
- Tift County19
- Bartow County19
119 more counties
- Fannin County19
- Gilmer County19
- Hart County19
- Clinch County19
- Harris County18
- Macon County18
- Paulding County18
- Talbot County18
- Dooly County18
- Wilcox County18
- Gordon County18
- Hall County18
- Union County18
- Franklin County18
- Stephens County18
- Cook County18
- Atkinson County18
- Walker County17
- Floyd County17
- Murray County17
- Forsyth County17
- Habersham County17
- Coffee County17
- Bacon County17
- Pierce County17
- Brantley County17
- Charlton County17
- Pike County16
- Ben Hill County16
- Dade County16
- Banks County16
- Madison County16
- Rabun County16
- Appling County16
- Wayne County16
- Carroll County15
- Coweta County15
- Meriwether County15
- Troup County15
- Bleckley County15
- Dodge County15
- Houston County15
- Pulaski County15
- Telfair County15
- Catoosa County15
- Chattooga County15
- Whitfield County15
- Towns County15
- Elbert County15
- Berrien County15
- Jeff Davis County15
- Douglas County14
- Haralson County14
- Heard County14
- Polk County14
- Upson County14
- Wheeler County14
- Jackson County14
- Fulton County13
- Lamar County13
- Lincoln County13
- Cobb County13
- Gwinnett County13
- Oglethorpe County13
- Long County13
- Camden County13
- Clayton County12
- Fayette County12
- Spalding County12
- Barrow County12
- Clarke County12
- Oconee County12
- Toombs County12
- Columbia County11
- Laurens County11
- Montgomery County11
- DeKalb County11
- Wilkes County11
- Glynn County11
- McIntosh County11
- Henry County10
- McDuffie County10
- Peach County10
- Richmond County10
- Warren County10
- Rockdale County10
- Taliaferro County10
- Walton County10
- Effingham County10
- Evans County10
- Screven County10
- Tattnall County10
- Crawford County9
- Glascock County9
- Jefferson County9
- Johnson County9
- Treutlen County9
- Washington County9
- Wilkinson County9
- Butts County9
- Greene County9
- Candler County9
- Monroe County8
- Baldwin County8
- Bibb County8
- Burke County8
- Hancock County8
- Jenkins County8
- Twiggs County8
- Bulloch County8
- Chatham County8
- Liberty County8
- Emanuel County7
- Jasper County7
- Morgan County7
- Newton County7
- Bryan County7
- Jones County6
- Putnam County5
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.