Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 30, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 30, 2002
Start: 2002-06-30T14:53
End: 2002-06-30T23:40
Location: Georgia

June 30, 2002 · NWS FFC · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $14,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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 30, 1:15 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 1:15 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
215 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002

OVERVIEW: WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHERN GA/NORTHERN HALF
FL CONTINUES TO SINK SOUTH UNDERNEATH ELONGATED RIDGING FROM FOUR
CORNERS THROUGH UPPER MIDWEST TO OHIO VALLEY.  WEAK EASTERLY LOW
LEVEL FLOW AND WEAK IMPULSES SLIDING DOWN SUBGEOSTROPHIC FLOW WILL
PROMOTE WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

SHORT TERM: LATEST VIS SAT IMAGE SHOWING CU FIELD DEVELOPING ACROSS
MOST OF CWA WITH FEW TRW/RW IN THE NORTHEAST MTNS...IN ACCORDANCE
WITH EASTERLY LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE.  PREVALENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR WIDELY SCATTERED ACTIVITY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BUT SHOULD DISSIPATE QUICKLY NEAR
SUNDOWN WITH LITTLE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT.  SHORTWAVE SLIDES THROUGH
FROM NORTHEAST ON MONDAY AFTERNOON WHICH SHOULD AID IN SUPPORTING
MORE WIDESPREAD SCATTERED CONVECTION POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEAST MTNS TO
ATL TO CSG.  THIS IN LINE WITH PRECIP EFF AXIS...K INDICES...CAPES
IN EXCESS OF 1500...AND SHOWALTERS.  LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMES MORE
NORTHERLY TUES WITH BEST LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE...700 MB OMEGA...PE
AXIS ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF CSG TO MCN.  TEMPS WISE...WILL GO CLOSE
TO FWC NUMBERS...BIT COOLER THAN ETA GRIDS AND ETA MOS.

EXTENDED: BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND WEAK TROUGHING EXPECTED
THROUGH END OF WEAK BEFORE RIDGE BUILDS FARTHER EAST INTO CWA FOR
THE WEEKEND.  WEAK COLD FRONT WASHES OUT BEFORE MAKING IT THROUGH ON
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.  ALL IN ALL...EXPECT TEMPS NEAR CLIMO...IN
ACCORDANCE WITH MEX/MRF ENS MOS AND PERSISTENCE. EXPECT AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH
DECREASING CHANCES TO 10 POPS BY THE WEEKEND.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH LITTLE CHANGE TO OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN.  SOME UNCERTAINTY ON
IMPACT OF RIDGE BUILDING EAST FOR THE WEEKEND.

FCSTID = 39

ATL  71 90 71 90 /  10 30 20 30
AHN  70 93 70 91 /  10 30 20 30
GVL  70 91 70 90 /  10 30 10 30
RMG  69 95 70 92 /  10 20 10 30
CSG  72 93 72 92 /  20 20 30 30
MCN  69 93 69 92 /  20 20 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.

JCD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 10:08 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-301700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
645 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2002

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE LIGHTNING.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
CAPES OF 1000 TO 1500...AND LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 1 TO MINUS 2.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 10:08 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-301700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1108 AM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE LIGHTNING.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
CAPES OF 1000 TO 1500...AND LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 1 TO MINUS 2.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:55 UTC.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Upson

When: June 30, 2:53 PM EST
Where: Upson County, Pickard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.917, -84.400

The Upson county 911 center reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 30, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Sandersville
Property damage: $500
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.983, -82.800

The Washington county 911 center reported that two trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: June 30, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Houston County, Warner Robins
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported pea size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Troup

When: June 30, 4:59 PM EST
Where: Troup County, 1 mi NE of La Grange
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Troup county 911 center reported pea size hail.

Hail, Heard

When: June 30, 5:30 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Heard County, Corinth
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.233, -84.950

The Heard county 911 center reported golf ball size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Peach

When: June 30, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Peach County, Ft Vly
Property damage: $500
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.550, -83.883

The Peach county 911 center reported that a few trees had been blown down.

Hail, Peach

When: June 30, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Peach County, Ft Vly
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.550, -83.883

The Peach county 911 center reported dime size hail.

Hail, Gordon

When: June 30, 6:30 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
Where: Gordon County, Calhoun
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.483, -84.933

The Gordon county Emergency Manager reported dime to quarter size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chattooga

When: June 30, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Chattooga County, 5 mi SSW of Holland
Property damage: $500
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.283, -85.400

The Chattooga county 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down on Georgia Highway 100 at Sprite in the extreme southern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When: June 30, 7:49 PM EST
Where: Walker County, La Fayette
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.700, -85.283

The Walker county 911 center reported that some power lines were blown down.

Lightning, Gwinnett

When: June 30, 11:40 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Gwinnett Daily Post Newspaper reported that lightning struck a two-story home. The lightning set a receptacle on fire in the basement. The fire was quickly put out, but caused minimal burn damage to one room in the basement. The remainder of the home suffered minor smoke damage. The homeowner was treated and released at a local hospital for smoke inhalation as he tried to fight the fire himself.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5302429, 5302430, 5302436, 5302434, 5302431, 5302432, 5302433, 5302435, 5302437, 5302438, 5302439.