Georgia, 2002

Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 2002

July 11, 2002 · NWS CHS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • 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
2

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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 2:37 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 2:37 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
337 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2002

COLD FRONT SNAKES FROM NC/SC BORDER THROUGH APPALACHIANS TO SOUTHERN
KY. FRONT WILL SINK SOUTH TONIGHT...EVENTUALLY STALLING OUT
SOMEWHERE OVER SOUTH COASTAL SC FRIDAY AND LINGERING IN THE AREA
INTO THE WEEKEND. WITH FRONT ACTING AS FOCUSING MECHANISM AND
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...PWS AROUND 2 INCHES...WENT WITH
LIKEY POPS ALL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. GUIDANCE TEMPS LOOKED
GOOD WITH ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.

CWF...WITH BNDRY TO MOVE INTO THE NRN WATERS WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NE
LATER TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRI. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH WIND
DIR AS WEAK WAVES MOVE OFF THE COAST ALONG THE FRONT WHICH COULD
ALLOW THE FRONT TO SAG S BRIEFLY. AS OF NOW WILL INDICATE SRLY FLOW
TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUE AS THE BNDRY LINGERS TO THE N OF THE WATERS.
WINDS COULD INCREASE TONIGHT OUT OF THE SW OVER THE SRN WATERS THEN
THE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

CHS   75  84  75  84 /  60  60  60  60
SAV   75  86  75  86 /  60  60  60  60
CHL   75  84  75  84 /  60  60  60  60
NBC   75  84  75  84 /  60  60  60  60
RBW   73  82  73  82 /  60  60  60  60

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

HSA/SLF

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 11, 5:08 PM EST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
608 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2002

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

0405 PM    NORTH CHARLESTON          SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/11/02   CHARLESTON                     ESTIMATED WINDS OF 55 TO
                                          60 MPH. LARGE TREE LIMB
                                          BLOWN DOWN. REPORTED BY NWS
                                          EMPLOYEE.

0543 PM    BEAUFORT                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/11/02   BEAUFORT                       NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN ONTO
                                          POWER LINES. REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY WARNING POINT.

AUSTIN

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:22 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham

When
July 11, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Effingham County, 2 mi E of Meldrim
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.150, -81.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When
July 11, 5:43 PM EST
Where
Chatham County, Savannah
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
32.050, -81.083

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.

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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: 5307072, 5307073.