Georgia, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 29, 2001

March 29, 2001 · NWS CHS · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 29, 10:00 AM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 10:00 AM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1000 AM EST THU MAR 29 2001

WILL MAKE ONLY MINOR WIND OR TEMP CHGS ON ZFP UPDATE. CSTL TROF APRS
TO BE RIGHT ALG OR SLGTLY OFFSHORE THIS MORN. A LTL TRICKY ON TEMPS
THIS AFTN...BUT WILL CALL FOR CSTL TROF SHUD MOVG INLAND DURG THE
AFTN CLRG CSTL AND ADJACENT CSTL CNTYS...WITH WEDGE HOLDING ACRS FAR
INLAND SC AND GA ZONES THRU MOST OF THE AFTN. WILL HAVE A WIDE RANGE
OF TEMPS FROM 65 TO 70 ALG CSTL SXNS TO MID AND UPR 50S ACRS FAR
INLAND CNTYS OF SC AND GA. WILL CONT WITH HVY RAFL POTL AND PSBLTYS
OF TSRA THRU THIS AFTN FOR ENTIRE FA AS VIGOROUS SHTWV TROF MOVES
ACRS FA. HVY RAFL POTL ACRS SC CNTYS SHUD CONT INTO THE EVE.

MARINE...WINDS SHUD COME ARND TO MORE OF A SLY DIR BHND CSTL
TROF/WMFNT AND WS SHUD INCR TO SCA CRITERIA LTR THIS AFTN...THUS
WILL KEEP SCA GOING FOR ENTIRE WATERS.

CHS   64  62  75  59 / 100 100  70  30
SAV   66  63  76  59 / 100 100  70  30
CHL   64  62  71  61 / 100 100  70  30
NBC   65  62  75  60 / 100 100  70  30
RBW   55  59  73  58 / 100 100  70  30

.CHS...
GA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ335-354-374.
SC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ330-350-352.

JAC/TJR

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bryan

When
March 29, 11:55 AM EST
Where
Bryan County, Richmond Hill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
31.933, -81.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When
March 29, 12:16 PM EST
Where
Chatham County, Savannah Muni Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
32.133, -81.200

Hail, Chatham

When
March 29, 12:20 PM EST
Where
Chatham County, 2 mi NW of Hunter Afb
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
32.033, -81.150

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5234310, 5234312, 5234311.