Drought in Georgia, July 1 to 31, 2002

Name: Drought in Georgia, July 1 to 31, 2002
Start: 2002-07-01T00:00
End: 2002-07-31T23:59
Location: Georgia

July 1 to 31, 2002 · NWS CHS · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Moderate to severe drought conditions continued over southeast Georgia through the month of July. 89 inches below normal for the month.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 CHS wrote it up.

Moderate to severe drought conditions continued over southeast Georgia through the month of July. Rainfall for the month was 2.89 inches below normal for the month.

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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 7:56 PM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:56 PM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
856 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002

EVENING CONVECTION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SO UPDATED
ZONES TO REMOVE PRECIP MENTION. NO OTHER CHANGES MADE.

MARINE...NO CHANGES.

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

HSA/PAY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:43 PM EST, 5 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
743 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0330 PM    2 N BENNETTS POINT        SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/30/02   COLLETON                       SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE.

AUSTIN

Local storm report, Jun 30, 7:18 PM EST, 4 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
818 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0617 PM    3 W GLENNVILLE            GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/30/02   TATTNALL                       SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS
                                          DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 144 WEST
                                          OF GLENNVILLE. REPORTED BY
                                          GLENNVILLE POLICE
                                          DEPARTMENT.

The radar

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

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Event by event

16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bulloch

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Bulloch forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 32.397, -81.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Candler

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Candler forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 32.403, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coastal Bryan

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Bryan forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Chatham

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Chatham forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Liberty

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Liberty forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal McIntosh

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Effingham

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Effingham forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 32.367, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Evans

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Evans forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 32.157, -81.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Inland Bryan

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Bryan forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Chatham

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Chatham forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Liberty

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Liberty forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland McIntosh

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Jenkins

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jenkins forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 32.793, -81.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Long

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Long forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 31.753, -81.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Screven

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Screven forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tattnall

When: July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Tattnall forecast zone
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable 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, July 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: 5306991, 5306992, 5306993, 5306994, 5306995, 5306996, 5306997, 5306998, 5306999, 5307000, 5307001, 5307002, 5307003, 5307004, 5307005, 5307006.