Heat in Georgia, April 16 to 22, 2002

Name: Heat in Georgia, April 16 to 22, 2002
Start: 2002-04-16T12:00
End: 2002-04-22T00:00
Location: Georgia

April 16 to 22, 2002 · NWS FFC · 97 events in 97 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 97 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 97

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 happened

The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.

Unseasonably warm conditions prevailed across north and central Georgia for several consecutive days as a summerlike ridge of high pressure, centered in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and a Bermuda surface high pressure system dominated the southeastern United States. This was especially true with respect to maximum temperatures during this period. High temperatures for several consecutive days topped out in the 85 to 90 degree range at many reporting stations across north and central Georgia. These readings were some 10 to 15 degrees above normal. Columbus and Macon both observed a 3-day consecutive stretch of high temperatures around 90 from the 18th to the 20th with highs of 91degrees on all three days at Columbus and highs of 91, 91, and 90, respectively at Macon. These readings tied the record high temperature at Columbus on the 18th and 20th, and set a new record on the 19th. In addition, the record high temperature of 87 degrees was tied in Atlanta on the 18th and in Athens an 88 degree reading on the 21st tied their record high temperature for that date.

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 Apr 16, 2:50 AM EST, 9 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 2:50 AM EST, 9 hours 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
350 AM EDT TUE APR 16 2002

OVERVIEW: UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING WARM
TEMPERATURES AGAIN TO THE REGION TODAY WITH LITTLE CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION.  SHORTWAVE ENERGY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST U.S. WILL
INCREASE CLOUDS AND THE CHANCE FOR POPS ON WEDNESDAY.  RIDGE BUILDS
RIGHT BACK INTO REGION WITH SUMMER-LIKE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
THROUGH THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.

SHORT TERM: UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
AS WESTERN TROUGH EJECTS SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY.  850 TEMPS...
1000-500 THICKNESS...ETA GRIDDED SURFACE TEMPS INDICATE FAIR AMOUNT
OF HEATING TODAY WITH EXPECTED HIGHS 10+ DEGREES ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY.
IN ADDITION...EXPECT LESS CU DEVELOPMENT WITH MID AND UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE...WARMING ALOFT ENHANCING CAP. RECORD HIGH AT ATL IS
86...EXPECT TO BE FEW DEGREES SHY. SHORTWAVE ENERGY AND WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH WILL INCREASE POPS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH BEST CHANCE ACROSS
NORTH NEAR BETTER PVA AND ENHANCED TERRAIN CONVERGENCE.  RIDGE
BUILDS BACK IN ON THURSDAY AIDING DECREASE IN CLOUD COVER/POPS AND
INCREASE IN SURFACE TEMPS.

EXTENDED: SUMMER-LIKE RIDGE PATTERN WILL BRING ANOTHER WARM AND
RELATIVELY DRY DAY ON FRIDAY.  NEXT SYSTEM...MRF/ECMWF DIFFER ON
EXTENT OF RIDGE AND THUS HOW FAR SOUTH SURFACE FRONT REACHES.  WILL
CONTINUE TO CARRY CHANCE OF POPS...WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS AND
PROXIMITY OF SURFACE BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH.  MEAN SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL KEEP TEMPS ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY THROUGH THE PERIOD.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH IN THE SHORT TERM...MODERATE IN LONG TERM.

FCSTID = 39

ATL  84 62 83 62 /  20 10 30 10
AHN  85 62 83 62 /  20 10 30 10
GVL  83 59 82 60 /  20 10 40 10
RMG  88 60 82 59 /  20 10 40 10
CSG  86 63 86 63 /  30 10 30 10
MCN  86 60 86 62 /  30 10 30 10

.ATL...
GA...NONE.

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

JCD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 10:20 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-161745-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1120 AM EDT TUE APR 16 2002

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST STILL DOMINATES THE
WEATHER PATTERN OVER GEORGIA. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THIS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE REGION WITH MOIST SOUTHERLY
FLOW...WHICH WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THE MOST
FAVORABLE TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM.

.DISCUSSION...
A LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT WILL PROVIDE A CAP WHICH WILL PREVENT
WIDESPREAD OR STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. ALTHOUGH LIFTED
INDICES OF -2 TO -4 AND CAPES OF 1000 TO 1500 WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH
INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...THE CAP WILL KEEP THEM FROM
REACHING SEVERE LIMITS.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

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

DH

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 10:20 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-161745-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1120 AM EDT TUE APR 16 2002

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST STILL DOMINATES THE
WEATHER PATTERN OVER GEORGIA. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THIS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE REGION WITH MOIST SOUTHERLY
FLOW...WHICH WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THE MOST
FAVORABLE TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM.

.DISCUSSION...
A LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT WILL PROVIDE A CAP WHICH WILL PREVENT
WIDESPREAD OR STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. ALTHOUGH LIFTED
INDICES OF -2 TO -4 AND CAPES OF 1000 TO 1500 WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH
INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...THE CAP WILL KEEP THEM FROM
REACHING SEVERE LIMITS.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

DH

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

97 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Baldwin

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Banks

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Barrow

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bartow

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bibb

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bleckley

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Bleckley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Butts

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Butts forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Carroll

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Catoosa

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Catoosa forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Chattahoochee

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Chattahoochee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.347, -84.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Chattooga

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Chattooga forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cherokee

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Clarke

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Clayton

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Clayton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cobb

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Coweta

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Coweta forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Crawford

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Crisp

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Crisp forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dade

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dawson

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, De Kalb

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dodge

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dooly

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Dooly forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Douglas

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Emanuel

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Emanuel forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fannin

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fayette

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Floyd

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Forsyth

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gilmer

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Glascock

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Glascock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gordon

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Gordon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Greene

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gwinnett

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hall

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hancock

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Haralson

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Haralson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Harris

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Harris forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Heard

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Heard forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Henry

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Houston

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Houston forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jackson

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jasper

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jefferson

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Johnson

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jones

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lamar

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Laurens

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Laurens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lumpkin

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Lumpkin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Macon

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Madison

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marion

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Meriwether

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Meriwether forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Monroe

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Montgomery

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Morgan

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Murray

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Muscogee

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Muscogee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Newton

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, North Fulton

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: North Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Oconee

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Oglethorpe

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Oglethorpe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Paulding

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Peach

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Peach forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pickens

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pike

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Polk

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pulaski

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Putnam

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Rockdale

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Schley

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Schley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, South Fulton

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: South Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Spalding

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Spalding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Stewart

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sumter

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Talbot

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Taliaferro

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Taliaferro forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Taylor

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Telfair

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Telfair forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Toombs

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Toombs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Towns

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Towns forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Treutlen

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Treutlen forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Troup

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Troup forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Twiggs

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Twiggs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Union

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Upson

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Upson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Walker

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Walton

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Warren

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Washington

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Webster

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Wheeler

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, White

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Whitfield

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Whitfield forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Wilcox

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Wilcox forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Wilkes

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Wilkes forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Wilkinson

When: April 16, 12:00 PM EST to April 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Wilkinson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, April 2002

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: 5284091, 5284092, 5284093, 5284094, 5284095, 5284096, 5284097, 5284098, 5284099, 5284100, 5284200, 5284201, 5284202, 5284203, 5284204, 5284205, 5284206, 5284207, 5284208, 5284209, 5284210, 5284211, 5284212, 5284213, 5284214, 5284215, 5284216, 5284217, 5284218, 5284219, 5284220, 5284221, 5284222, 5284223, 5284224, 5284225, 5284226, 5284227, 5284228, 5284229, and more.