2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 19, 12:53 PM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 153 PM EDT MON AUG 19 2002 OVERVIEW:FIRING CONVECTION UNDER AN WEAK UPPER LOW OVER AL AND AT THE END OF A TROF ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE, WHICH HAVE COMBINED NICELY TO FOCUS THE CONVECTION. APPEARS A FEW CELLS WILL BE NEAR OR AT SEVERE. DID AN EARLIER UPDATE TO CHANGE CLOUD COVER AND TO BETTER REFLECT PRECIP COVERAGE. SHORT TERM:SOME SLIGHT CHANGES IN MODEL SOLUTION. AVN IS OFF BY ITSELF AND INCONSISTENT WITHIN ITSELF AS TO MASS FIELDS AND ASSOCIATED MAV GUIDANCE. NET DRIFT IS THAT FAVOR ETA SOLUTION. TUE WILL SEE SURFACE TROF ACROSS CENTRAL GA BUT UPPER WAVE/TROF FURTHER EAST, THUS DIMINISHED DYNAMICS AND REDUCED POPS. BY WED SURFACE TROF PERSISTS BUT UPPER HIGH HAS MOVED OVER GA. THUS ONLY CHANCE POPS CENTRAL. LITTLE CHANGE IN THICKNESS AND TEMPS. TEMPS WILL AGAIN BE CONTROLLED BY CLOUD COVER AND WHAT PRECIP DEVELOPS. HIGHS HAVE BEEN ABOVE GUIDANCE AND WILL AGAIN GO ABOVE GUIDANCE. EXTENDED:EVER DIMINISHING CHANCE OF POPS AS UPPER HIGH REMAINS PARKED OVER GA, BUT A WEAK FRONT MOVES THRU SAT/SUN. CHANCE POPS THU SAT AND SUN NO MENTION FRI AND MON. FORECAST CONFIDENCE:MEDIUM ALL PERIODS. FCSTID = 24 ATL 71 92 72 91 / 20 30 10 10 AHN 70 93 71 91 / 20 30 10 10 GVL 70 88 69 89 / 20 30 10 10 RMG 70 93 71 91 / 20 20 10 10 CSG 73 94 74 93 / 20 30 10 10 MCN 71 95 72 95 / 20 30 10 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.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that at least four trees were down, two on homes causing minor damage to the structures. In addition, power lines were down in the same area. There were also reports of tree limbs down and tree limbs down on power lines. One road was also reported to be blocked by a downed tree.
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency relayed a report from Morgan county of trees and power lines down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2002
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: 5318201, 5318200.