Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty
- When
- June 28, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Liberty County, Midway
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -81.433
Numerous trees were downed by high thunderstorm winds.
Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 28, 2002
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 28, 1:37 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 1:37 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 237 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2002 SCATTERED CONVECTION BEGINNING TO FIRE OVER MIDLANDS IN VICINITY OF LEESIDE TROF AND MOVE EAST. MSAS SHOWING GOOD LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE COAST. WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS FOR THE EVENING HOURS. IN THE UPPER LEVELS THE TROF AXIS ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD MOVES OFFSHORE SATURDAY WHILE RIDGE AXIS REMAINS TO OUR WEST. VORT ENERGY BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES SINKS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WILL CARRY 50 PERCENT POPS FOR SATURDAY. HOWEVER ON SUNDAY BETTER ENERGY WILL BE TO THE SOUTH OVER THE GEORGIA ZONES SO KEPT 50 PERCENT DOWN THERE AND TRIMMED SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES BACK TO 30 PERCENT. GUIDANCE TEMPS CLOSE AND LOOK GOOD. MARINE...LIGHT MAINLY SW FLOW WL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. SEAS ALREADY DOWN TO 2-3 FT AND SHOULD STAY IN THAT RANGE. WL CARRY MENTION OF SHRA/TSRA TONIGHT AND SAT IN SC WATERS AND TONIGHT THROUGH SUN FOR GA WATERS. CHS 73 89 72 87 / 40 50 30 30 SAV 72 92 71 91 / 40 50 30 50 CHL 73 89 72 87 / 40 50 30 30 NBC 73 89 72 87 / 40 50 30 30 RBW 72 92 71 90 / 40 50 30 30 .CHS... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. HSA/SCW
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in Michigan, June 28, 2002
- Rip Current in Alabama, June 28, 2002
- Flash Flood in New York, June 28, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, June 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 28, 2002
- Wildfire in California, June 28, 2002
- Damaging Winds in New York, June 28, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 28, 2002
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 28, 2002
- Tornadoes in Montana, June 28, 2002
- Wildfire in Colorado, June 28 to 30, 2002
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 2002
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: 5305965.