Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 21, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 21, 2002
Start: 2002-07-21T16:00
End: 2002-07-21T16:40
Location: Georgia

July 21, 2002 · NWS CHS · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 21, 12:30 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 12:30 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
130 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2002

EARLY AFTN SAT IMAGES AND RADAR SHOW ACTIVITY BEING CONTAINED TO THE
W AND S OF THE CWA. WK SFC LO IN E CNTRL GA WITH CENTRAL PORTION OF
UPR VORT MAX AIDING CONVXTN AGAIN OVR NRN FL. SHORT RANGE MODELS IN
GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH WX DEPICTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ETA TRIES TO BRING ONSHORE FLOW LATE MON AT LLVLS...PREFER TO STICK
CLOSER TO THE AVN WHICH KEEPS FLOW MORE SRLY ALONG THE COAST.

UPR TROF MOVG INTO THE GRT LAKES RGN BECOMES PHASED WITH EXISTING
LOW ACRS THE SE. ASSOCIATED FRONT GETS PUSHED PROBABLY TO WRN
SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS AND POINTS FURTHER W BY MID-WEEK BEFORE
WEAKENING. EXPCT GREATER DEPTH IN MSTR BEGINNING TONIGHT AND
PERSISTING THROUGH DURATION OF THE FCST. LIKE THE TREND OF HIGHER
POPS BEGINNING MON THRU TUE AS VORT MAX GETS STRETCHED ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST COAST. WILL NOT GO AS HIGH AS THE LIKELY AVN THOUGH...
PREFER A GOOD CHC AFTN AND CHC OVERNIGHT. IN THE SHORTER TERM...WILL
PUT A 30 POP ACRS THE BOARD FOR TONIGHT. PLAN A MIX BETWEEN MOS AND
MAV TEMPS THRU THE PD.

EXTENDD...NOT A LARGE CHG EXCPT TO BUMP UP AFTN/EVE POPS SLIGHTLY
EACH DAY.

CWF...PERSISTENCE IN SYNOPTIC PATTERN AND MARINE FORECASTS THIS WEEK.
ATLC HIGH PRES AS WELL AS LOW PRES ACROSS THE SE STATES MOVE LITTLE
THRU WEEKS END AND SSW FLOW WILL CONTINUE. SFC PRES GRADIENT
TIGHTENS ON MON AND THEN REMAINS FAIRLY CONSTANT INTO THU. THE
FORECAST GRADIENT IS SUPPORTIVE OF 15 TO 20 KT AT TIMES AND SEAS 3 TO
4 FT NEAR SHORE AND 4 TO 5 OFFSHORE.

CHS   74  89  74  89 /  30  50  30  50
SAV   73  90  74  90 /  30  50  40  50
CHL   79  87  79  88 /  30  50  40  50
NBC   75  90  75  90 /  30  50  40  50
RBW   73  90  72  90 /  30  50  40  50

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 21, 4:00 PM EST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
500 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2002

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

0450 PM    3 E BONNEAU               SC   .75 INCH HAIL
07/21/02   BERKELEY                       REPORTED BY
CPM OBSERVER

RVT

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch

When: July 21, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Bulloch County, 3 mi NE of Nevils
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.300, -81.733

Several trees and power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch

When: July 21, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Bulloch County, Register
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.367, -81.883

Numerous trees and power lines were down.

Hail, Candler

When: July 21, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Candler County, 1 mi W of Metter
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.400, -82.083

Hail, Screven

When: July 21, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Screven County, 6 mi E of Sylvania
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.750, -81.533

Thunderstorm Wind, Screven

When: July 21, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Screven County, 6 mi E of Sylvania
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.750, -81.533

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5307149, 5307150, 5307151, 5307152, 5307153.