Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 22, 2001

Name: Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 22, 2001
Start: 2001-06-22T09:20
End: 2001-06-22T14:40
Location: Georgia

June 22, 2001 · NWS FFC · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $145,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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 22, 2:45 AM EST, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:45 AM EST, 6 hours 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
345 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001

BROAD UPPER TROF TO DRIFT EAST AND DEEPEN OVER EASTERN U.S. DURING
SHORT TERM PERIOD. COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA
THIS MORNING...NEARING AN ATLANTA TO ATHENS LINE BY THE END OF THE
DAY. FRONT APPEARS TO MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS SOUTHWARD FRIDAY NIGHT
AND MEANDERS SOMEWHERE ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL GEORGIA INTO SATURDAY
...BEFORE FINALLY PUSHING INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BY THE END OF THE
DAY. PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH GOOD CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS LOOK GOOD FOR
TODAY...AND WILL NEED TO CONTINUE SIMILAR POPS INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...EXCEPT EXTREME NORTH (THAT AREA BEHIND THE FRONT).  MODELS
SHOW SOME DRIER AIR WORKING INTO NORTH GEORGIA FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND
THE FRONT...AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIMIT CHANCE POPS TO CENTRAL
GEORGIA ON SATURDAY. WILL END ALL PRECIP BY SATURDAYNIGHT EXCEPT EXTREME
SOUTHEAST PORTION OF COUNTY WARNING AREA WHERE COULD SEE A FEW
SHOWERS/TSTORMS LINGERING INTO THE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY WITH FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. DRY
FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. EXTENDED PROGGS SHOW HIGH PUSHING
OFFSHORE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY WITH MOISTURE RETURNING AND A CHANCE
FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS/TSTORMS TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

FCSTID = 49
ATL   82  64  82  64 /  70  40  10  10
AHN   83  65  83  62 /  60  50  10  10
GVL   82  64  82  62 /  60  50  10  10
RMG   82  62  84  60 /  70  20  10  10
CSG   87  68  85  65 /  60  60  20  10
MCN   87  68  85  65 /  50  60  30  10

.FFC...
GA...NONE.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:30 AM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-221500-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
530 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001

...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND THIS
   EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS
MORNING...WILL MOVE TO CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE HAIL OF 1 INCH OR LESS...AND
DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THE MOST LIKELY AREA WILL BE
ANYWHERE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE MOST LIKELY TIME WILL
BE FROM LATE THIS MORNING...INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE TODAY. LIFTED INDICES
ARE FORECAST IN THE MINUS 3 TO MINUS 6 RANGE...WITH CAPES AS HIGH AS
2000. A SHORT WAVE WILL ALSO BE APPROACHING...AND WILL AID LARGE
SCALE UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION ACROSS THE AREA.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR THE U
SITUATION AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION LATER TODAY.
&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.

BDL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:17 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitfield

When: June 22, 9:20 AM EST to 9:36 AM EST
Where: Whitfield County, Countywide
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.817, -84.967

The Whitfield County 911 center reported that numerous trees were down from Dalton, to Beaverdale, to the eastern border of the county near Chatsworth. Trees were reported down on Keith Road, Feeder Ridge Road, Walnut Avenue, and Bethel Church Road in Dalton. On Keith Road, a mobile home was destroyed when a tree fell on the trailer. Extensive damage also occurred at the old historic Prater's Mill State Park and Fairgrounds, east of Varnell. Damage occurred to exhibit booths and stands as some were blown over and others were damaged by fallen trees. A stage was toppled over, a ticket booth was damaged, and the roof was ripped off a shed. Power lines were also down at the park . There were several other reports of damage nearby with a tree down on a car near Prater's Mill, minor damage at Edward's Park on Cleveland Highway, and several roads blocked by fallen trees. Tin roofs were also blown off a chicken house and a barn. At the Whitfield Industrial Park, 4,500 gallons of waste water overflowed because a tree fell on a nearby power line which knocked out power to the Enterprise Lift Pump Station. A storm spotter measured winds at 60 mph with a Davis wind measuring device.

Thunderstorm Wind, Murray

When: June 22, 9:20 AM EST to 9:35 AM EST
Where: Murray County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.800, -84.800

The Chatsworth police reported that two trees were knocked down in Chatsworth. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that trees were knocked down throughout the county.

Hail, Jackson

When: June 22, 11:35 AM EST
Where: Jackson County, 5 mi NW of Maysville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.300, -83.633

The public reported quarter size hail on Georgia Highway 52.

Flood, Cobb

When: June 22, 12:00 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A storm spotter reported that very heavy rain resulted in flooding of U.S. Highway 41, South Cobb Drive, at Barclay Circle at the Life Chiropractic College.

Lightning, Jackson

When: June 22, 12:05 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Maysville
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Jackson County 911 center reported that lightning struck a mobile home. The home was set on fire and completely destroyed. In a separate incident, lightning struck a $10,000 power generator to a chicken house and destroyed the generator.

Thunderstorm Wind, Troup

When: June 22, 12:10 PM EST
Where: Troup County, La Grange
Property damage: $500
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.033, -85.033

The Troup County 911 center reported that two trees were down at Vernon and Lee Streets.

Hail, Cobb

When: June 22, 12:15 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Marietta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.950, -84.550

A storm spotter reported dime size hail at the Life Chiropractic College near the intersection of US 41, South Cobb Drive, and Barclay Circle.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: June 22, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, 2 mi E of Union City
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.567, -84.517

The Fulton County 911 center reported that ten trees were blown down on Flat Shoals Road in Union City.

Hail, Muscogee

When: June 22, 1:15 PM EST to 1:25 PM EST
Where: Muscogee County, Columbus
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.483, -84.967

The public reported dime size hail.

Lightning, Coweta

When: June 22, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Coweta County, Senoia
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Newnan Times Herald reported that a lightning strike to a house on Wagon Wheel Trail cut a "big hole" in the roof. There was no fire or smoke damage and damage was limited to the hole torn in the roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barrow

When: June 22, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Barrow County, Winder
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.983, -83.717

The Barrow County 911 center reported that eleven trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: June 22, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Jefferson
Property damage: $500
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.117, -83.567

The Jackson County 911 center reported that three trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When: June 22, 2:17 PM EST
Where: Oconee County, Watkinsville
Property damage: $500
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.867, -83.400

The Oconee County 911 center reported that three trees were blown down.

Hail, Morgan

When: June 22, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, Bostwick
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.733, -83.517

The Morgan County 911 center reported dime size hail.

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: 5255927, 5255928, 5255929, 5256017, 5255936, 5255935, 5256016, 5255937, 5255930, 5256015, 5255931, 5255932, 5255934, 5255933.