Georgia, 2002

Drought in Georgia, June 1 to 30, 2002

June 1 to 30, 2002 · NWS CHS · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Generally, moderate to severe drought conditions continued over much of southeast Georgia. Rainfall for the month was above normal at the Savannah Airport, but most of the rain fell on a few days in scattered thunderstorms.

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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  • Floods
  • 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
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.

Generally, moderate to severe drought conditions continued over much of southeast Georgia. Rainfall for the month was above normal at the Savannah Airport, but most of the rain fell on a few days in scattered thunderstorms. Therefore, the area remained well below the normal on rainfall for the first half of the year.

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 May 31, 9:29 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 9:29 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1029 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

UPDATED TO REMOVE POPS FOR SC PORTION. WILL CONTINUE 20 POP INTO
OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR RESIDUAL PRECIP OVER INLAND GA. THIS AREA OF
PRECIP SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH WITH NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. MAY SEE SOME PATCHY FOG
LATER TONIGHT MAINLY OVER GA PORTION DUE TO PREVIOUS PRECIP BUT NOT
EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD DENSE.

MARINE...WILL MAKE ONLY SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO WIND DIR MAINLY FOR
CHS HARBOR AND THE GA WATERS WITH WINDS ALREADY SW. WILL TWEAK SEAS
DOWN A FT FOR GA WATERS BASED ON LATEST OBS.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 6:22 PM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
722 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

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

0505 PM    3 NW GLENNVILLE           GA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/31/02   TATTNALL                       DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT
                                          THE SMITH STATE PRISION BY
                                          JAIL OFFICIALS.

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The radar

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Event by event

16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bulloch

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Chatham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Liberty

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal McIntosh

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Effingham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Chatham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Liberty

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland McIntosh

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Jenkins

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 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.

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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: 5305343, 5305344, 5305428, 5305429, 5305430, 5305431, 5305432, 5305433, 5305434, 5305435, 5305436, 5305437, 5305438, 5305439, 5305440, 5305441.