Hail, Henry
- When
- April 3, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Mc Donough
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -84.150
The Henry county 911 center reported nickel size hail.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 3, 2002
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 Apr 3, 10:35 AM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 10:35 AM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1035 AM EST WED APR 3 2002 UPDATED FOR TEMPS...WINDS AND CLOUD COVER BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND NEAR TIME TRENDS. PRESSURE TROUGH NEAR ATL WITH THERMAL FRONT ENTERING NORTHWEST CORNER OF GA AT THE MOMENT. .ATL... GA...NONE. DOBUR/SENA OUR DETAILED COUNTY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT FOUS52 KFFC. OUR AREA FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CITIES IS AVAILABLE AT FLUS42 KFFC.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:11 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-032315- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1111 AM EST WED APR 3 2002 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED HIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA... .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE STATE BEHIND THE FRONT. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH...AND PEA SIZE HAIL. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AHEAD OF THE FRONT...HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN LIMITED. CAPES WILL RISE TO AROUND 1000 TO 1500 WITH LIFTED INDICES RANGING FROM MINUS 4 TO MINUS 5...AND CAPES IN THE 80 TO 100 RANGE. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...HOWEVER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECAST. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:28 AM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-031930- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1128 AM EST WED APR 3 2002 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA... .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS GEORGIA LATER TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY...EXPECT INCREASING INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE. .PRIMARY HAZARD... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 300 PM AND 800 PM. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY... ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...AS DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING MOISTURE. THIS WILL LEAD TO GREATER INSTABILITY. DEWPOINTS WILL BE IN THE MID 60S OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA. CAPE WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND 1500. HELICITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 60 TO 90. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON LINE...WITH WINDS OF 55 MPH OR GREATER AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:01 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Butts
- When
- April 3, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Butts County, 3 mi E of Jackson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -83.917
The Butts county 911 center reported dime size hail.
Hail, Henry
- When
- April 3, 3:06 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Locust Grove
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -84.117
The Henry county 911 center reported dime size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- April 3, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper County, Hillsboro
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Jasper county 911 center reported pea size hail.
Hail, Pike
- When
- April 3, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 10 mi S of Zebulon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -84.350
The public reported nickel size hail.
Hail, Telfair
- When
- April 3, 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Telfair County, Jacksonville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.817, -82.983
The Telfair county 911 center reported dime size hail.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 5283893, 5285589, 5283894, 5283895, 5283896, 5283897.