Georgia, 2002

Flood in Georgia, June 25, 2002

June 25, 2002 · NWS FFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, 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
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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 25, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
350 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2002

VERY MOIST AIRMASS OVER THE CWA TODAY. ALSO...THERE IS A WEAK LOW
LEVEL CIRCULATION OVER THE AREA. THESE FACTORS AIDING DEVELOPMENT OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWMPOURS. WILL KEEP POPS GENERALLY
AROUND 40 PERCENT TONIGHT. COVERAGE SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.
ATMOSPHERE SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF DRYING BEGINNING WEDNESDAY...AS
WINDS COME AROUND TO A MORE SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. HOWEVER...WITH
AFTERNOON HEATING...WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW DIURNAL POPS THROUGH THE
EXTENDED. A FRONT APPROACHES THE CWA TOWARD THE WEEKEND...BUT LOOKS
LIKE IT WILL STAY NORTH OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD SHOW A
GRADUAL WARMING TREND TOWARD THE LOWER 90S OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FCSTID = 41

ATL  71 85 71 86 /  40 40 20 30
AHN  70 84 70 86 /  40 40 20 30
GVL  68 85 69 85 /  50 40 20 30
RMG  69 88 69 88 /  40 40 20 30
CSG  72 88 72 89 /  40 40 20 30
MCN  72 88 71 88 /  40 40 20 30

.ATL...
GA...NONE.

OUR DETAILED COUNTY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT FOUS52 KFFC.
OUR AREA FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CITIES IS AVAILABLE
AT FLUS42 KFFC.

The radar

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

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Muscogee

When
June 25, 4:25 PM EST
Where
Muscogee County, Columbus
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Muscogee county 911 center reported that the 11th Street underpass was flooded from heavy rain during thunderstorms.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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: 5302338.