Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 21, 2001

Name: Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 21, 2001
Start: 2001-06-21T10:30
End: 2001-06-21T22:00
Location: Georgia

June 21, 2001 · NWS FFC · 18 events in 14 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $152,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 21, 2:10 AM EST, 8 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 2:10 AM EST, 8 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
310 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2001

COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY...NEARING
GEORGIA-TENNESSEE BORDER TONIGHT. FRONT PUSHES INTO NORTH GEORGIA
FRIDAY...NEARING AN ATHENS TO LAGRANGE LINE BY THE END OF THE DAY.
FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
BOUNDAY MOVING SOUTH OF COUNTY WARNING AREA SATURDAY MORNING.
CURRENT FORECAST TREND WITH CHANCE POPS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
ALL AREAS LOOK GOOD. PRECIP CHANCES CONFINED TO MAINLY CENTRAL
SECTIONS SATURDAY. EXTENDED PROGGS BUILD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST STATES BEHIND FRONT SUNDAY/MONDAY. THE HIGH PUSHES
OFF SHORE WITH MOISTURE RETURNING AND CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FCSTID = 49
ATL   86  68  82  65 /  30  40  50  30
AHN   87  67  83  65 /  30  40  50  40
GVL   86  66  82  65 /  30  40  50  40
RMG   89  67  80  63 /  30  40  50  20
CSG   90  70  87  68 /  40  30  40  40
MCN   90  68  86  68 /  40  30  40  40

.ATL...
GA...NONE.

OUR DETAILED COUNTY FORECASTS ARE AVAIABLE AT FOUS52 KFFC
OUR AREA FORECAST FOR NORGTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CITIES IS AVAIABLE
AT FLUS42 KFFC

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:00 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-211500-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2001

...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER NORTH GEORGIA...
...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT OVER THE MID U.S. WILL MOVE TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
TONIGHT...

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM ATLANTA TO ATHENS...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE OVER NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. AS
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES INCREASE...THE AIRMASS WILL BECOMING INCREASINGLY
UNSTABLE. LIFTED INDICES ARE FORECAST IN THE MINUS 2 TO MINUS 5 RANGE
WITH CAPES OF 1000 TO 1500.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT SPOTTERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE NEEDED.

&&
FOR THE GRANPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: June 21, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Dodge County, 4 mi S of Chauncey
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 32.050, -83.067

The Milan Fire Department reported that several trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: June 21, 12:15 PM EST
Where: Macon County, Marshallville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.450, -83.933

The Marshallville Police Department reported that a few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: June 21, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Houston County, Perry
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.450, -83.733

The Houston County 911 center reported that numerous trees were blown down, one of which was on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: June 21, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Houston County, Perry
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.450, -83.733

The Houston County 911 center reported that many trees were down, several on power lines.

Hail, Dooly

When: June 21, 1:10 PM EST
Where: Dooly County, Unadilla
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: POST OFFICE
Coordinates: 32.267, -83.733

A customer reported nickel size hail to the Unadilla Post Office.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When: June 21, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Bibb County, Lanier Hgts
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.850, -83.650

The Bibb County 911 center reported that trees were down on several homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: June 21, 1:20 PM EST
Where: Jones County, Gray
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.017, -83.533

The Jones County 911 center reported that a few trees were down.

Hail, Laurens

When: June 21, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, Montrose
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.550, -83.150

The public reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: June 21, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, Montrose
Property damage: $500
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.550, -83.150

The public reported that the skirting or underpinning was blown out from under a mobile home.

Hail, Washington

When: June 21, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Oconee
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.833, -82.967

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency relayed a report of quarter size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: June 21, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Henry County, 5 mi NE of Stockbridge
Property damage: $4,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.600, -84.167

The public reported that seven large trees were blown down, mostly pine trees, but one was a tulip tree. One of the trees glanced off the side of the house as it fell and damaged the guttering. Another tree destroyed a fence as it fell.

Hail, Butts

When: June 21, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Butts County, 5 mi SW of Jackson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.250, -84.033

The Butts County 911 center reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: June 21, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Cave Spg
Property damage: $500
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.100, -85.333

The Floyd County 911 center reported that two trees were blown down.

Hail, Hall

When: June 21, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Hall County, Murrayville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.417, -83.900

The public reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Dade

When: June 21, 8:00 PM EST
Where: Dade County, 3 mi E of Trenton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 34.867, -85.450

The public reported dime size hail near Lookout Mountain Scenic Highway, Georgia 189, east of Trenton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dooly

When: June 21, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Dooly County, Countywide
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 32.167, -83.817

The local Electric Management Cooperative reported some trees down on power lines around the county.

Flood, Dooly

When: June 21, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Dooly County, 2 mi W of Byromville
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Dooly County 911 center reported that Georgia Highway 230 was under one foot of water just west of Byromville.

Lightning, Wilcox

When: June 21, 10:00 PM EST
Where: Wilcox County, 12 mi NW of Abbeville
Property damage: $125,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Abbeville NWS cooperative observer reported that lightning struck a home on U.S. Highway 129 near the Pulaski county line. The home was completely destroyed by the ensuing fire.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5255833, 5255730, 5255729, 5255731, 5255732, 5255733, 5255823, 5255824, 5255825, 5255826, 5255834, 5255827, 5255828, 5255829, 5255832, 5255830, 5255831, 5255835.