Georgia, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 2002

August 18, 2002 · NWS FFC · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 18, 1:40 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 1:40 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
240 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2002

OVERVIEW: AFTERNOON RW/TRW APPEAR ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER VORT/TROF
MOVING EAST OVER UPPER RIDGE...SHOULD CONTINUE EAST. MAY BE SOME
SWAS. SURFACE LEE SIDE TROF NORTH WITH HIGHS OFF COAST. MODELS LOOK
SIMILAR THRU FORECAST PERIOD.

SHORT TERM: SAME MON. FRONT GETS A LITTLE CLOSER TUE. OVERALL LITTLE
CHANGE. LITTLE LESS DYNAMICS TUESDAY. THUS SLIGHTLY LOWER POPS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN THICKNESSES AT ANY LEVEL, THUS LITTLE TEMPERATURE
CHANGE. CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL BE MAIN CONTROLLINF FACTORS.

EXTENDED:FRONT INTO AREA TUE/WED. THEN STALLS OR WAVES BACK NORTH AS
WARM FRONT. DRIER FRI THEN ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES SUN. ONLY DAY
REALLY LEAVE POPS OUT IS FRI. LITTLE CHANGE IN POPS.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE:SEASONAL. MEDIUM ALL PERIODS.

FCSTID = 24

ATL  72 91 71 91 /  20 30 20 20
AHN  70 93 70 92 /  20 30 20 20
GVL  69 89 70 89 /  20 30 20 20
RMG  70 93 70 92 /  20 40 20 20
CSG  75 94 73 93 /  10 20 10 20
MCN  71 96 71 94 /  10 20 10 20

.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.

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:13 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
August 18, 3:54 PM EST
Where
Clayton County, 5 mi SW of Jonesboro
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported pea size hail.

Hail, Barrow

When
August 18, 4:15 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
Where
Barrow County, Auburn
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.017, -83.833

The public reported dime to quarter size hail. The hail lasted for a duration of eight minutes at one location and the ground was covered with hail. The hail put dents in a resident's vehicle and stripped leaves from trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barrow

When
August 18, 4:25 PM EST
Where
Barrow County, 3 mi E of Winder
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.983, -83.667

The public reported that several trees were down between Winder and Statham, blocking Georgia Highway 8.

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.

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

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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: 5318198, 5318197, 5318199.