Georgia, 2002

Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 23, 2002

July 23, 2002 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 23, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
230 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2002

UPPER TROUGH TO REMAIN OVER AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  ONE VORTICITY
MAXIMUM NOW OVER SW GA WILL SWING ACROSS AREA THIS EVENING BRINGING
ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION TO MOST OF AREA.  AFTER WEDNESDAY MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHOW UPPER TROUGH WEAKENING AND RETROGRADING.  UPPER
HEIGHTS RISE BUT MOISTURE/INSTABILITY AND P.M. SEABREEZE FRONT
SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO KEEP SCATTERED POPS INTO WEEKEND.  A TROUGH
PASSING BY TO NORTH OF AREA FRIDAY MAY PROVIDE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES TO
ENHANCE CONVECTION.  TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO GET BACK INTO LOWER
90S.  MOS NUMBERS SIMILAR AND LOOK OKAY.

MARINE...SW FLOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS TO
CONTINUE.  NO HEADLINES.

PRELIM...
AMG TT 071/087 072/091 072 04564
SSI TT 074/087 075/089 075 04564
JAX TT 072/089 073/092 073 04564
SGJ TT 073/089 074/090 074 04564
GNV TT 072/089 073/092 073 04564
OCF TT 073/090 073/093 074 04564

.JAX...
.GA...NONE.
.FL...NONE.

MZ/JH

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When
July 23, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Camden County, Kingsland
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.800, -81.683

Large trees and power lines down on Springhill Road.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 5306795.