Georgia, 2002Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 6, 2002
August 6, 2002 · NWS FFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 6, 2:15 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 2:15 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
315 PM EDT TUE AUG 6 2002
OVERVIEW: TROF MOVES OFF THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST TODAY AS THE UPPER
RIDGE BUILDS IN THE MIDWEST. THIS KEEPS A NORTH-NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW
PATTERN OVER THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY. FRONTAL SYSTEM JUST MOVING INTO
NORTHERN GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES A SOUTHWARD PUSH TO NEAR
THE GEORGIA-FLORIDA BORDER BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. DRIER AIR SPREADS INTO
THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S AND SOME 50S.
SHORT TERM: ISOLATED ACTIVITY ON RADAR THIS AFTERNOON. MESO-ETA
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE STILL TRIES TO GENERATE SOME ACTIVITY IN
SOUTHERN PART OF CWA THIS EVENING. WILL NEED TO MENTION SMALL POPS
THIS EVENING IN THE NORTH AND ON INTO THE NIGHT IN THE CENTRAL. FOR
TEMPS WILL USE A BLEND OF GUIDANCE NUMBERS.
EXTENDED: MRF/AVN MODEL SHOWS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE MIDWEST
BUILDS TOWARD EAST COAST BY WEEKEND...THEN OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST BY
MONDAY. WITH INCREASING ATLANTIC MOISTURE ON BACK SIDE OF THE
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BY SUNDAY...THIS SUPPORTS THE PRESENT SCENARIO
OF BRINGING BACKS POPS BY SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THRU TUESDAY. TEMPS
WILL SHOW A SLIGHT WARMING TREND IN THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE
FORECAST.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: GOOD CONFIDENCE WITH CONSISTENCY BETWEEN
MODELS.
FCSTID = 22
ATL 71 86 66 86 / 10 00 00 00
AHN 67 87 65 87 / 10 00 00 00
GVL 66 85 64 85 / 10 00 00 00
RMG 66 92 62 90 / 10 00 00 00
CSG 74 93 68 91 / 20 00 00 00
MCN 72 91 66 90 / 20 00 00 00
.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.
DH
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- August 6, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Newton County, Covington
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -83.867
The Covington News reported that thunderstorm winds caused damage to at least two shops in downtown Covington. Several plate glass windows were shattered in a downtown clothing store, along with the front door and a large back window. At the downtown Deli, a large 98-year old neon sign outside the building was battered and left dangling above the restaurant by one cord. Several trees were blown down around the downtown area as well, leaving much of the area without power during the evening.
- 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.
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 6, 20024 injured · $30,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 6 to 8, 2002$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Arizona, August 6, 2002$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 6, 2002$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 6, 2002$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 6, 20023 injured · 68 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 6 to 7, 20022 in hail · 14 events
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, August 6, 2002$17,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 6, 20021 injured · $8,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, August 6, 2002$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 6, 2002$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, August 6, 2002$15,000 · F0 · 1 event
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: 5316842.