Georgia, 2002

Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • 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
$1,000
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 7:50 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 7:50 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
850 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

LATEST LAPS ANALYSIS SHOWS RIDGE OF CAPE FROM NORTHEAST
GEORGIA MAX OF 4200 SOUTHWARD WEST OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER
THEN EASTWARD ALONG CWFA SOUTHERN BORDER TO SOUTH OF CLT.
LATEST RUC FORECAST LOOKS LIKE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS WELL PAST MIDNIGHT.

ALSO CONCERN AS GEORGIA TSTMS DRIFT INTO LOWER STABILITY
LATER TONIGHT.  NORTH CAROLINA LOOKS PRETTY WORKED OVER
AND NOT MUCH ACTIVITY EXPECTED IN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES.

WITH ALL THAT IN MIND.  CURRENT PLAN IS TO UPDATE ZONES AT 930
CONTINUING TSTMS PAST MIDNIGHT IN PIEDMONT AND RAISING POPS
TO CHANCE CATEGORY OVER CLT AREA.

.GSP...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

DICARLO

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 9:23 PM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1023 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

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

1000 PM    WESTMINSTER               SC   1.50 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   OCONEE                         SHERIFFS DEPUTY REPORTED
                                          ONE AND ONE HALF INCH
                                          HAIL IN WESTMINSTER.

PELISSIER
Local storm report, Jun 4, 9:28 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1028 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

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

1000 PM    CLARKSVILLE AND MT AIRY   GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   HABERSHAM                      THUNDERSTORM WINDS FELLED
                                          TREES IN CLARKSVILLE AND
                                          MT AIRY, REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY 911 CENTER.

PELISSIER
Local storm report, Jun 4, 9:49 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1049 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

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

1025 PM    WALHALLA                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   OCONEE                         THUNDERSTORM WINDS FELLED
                                          TREES IN WALHALLA NEAR
                                          HIGHWAY 11, REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY 911 CENTER

PELISSIER
Local storm report, Jun 4, 9:52 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1052 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

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

1045 PM    7 SW GAFFNEY              SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   CHEROKEE                       FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE
                                          REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN
                                          BETWEEN GAFFNEY AND
                                          COWPENS.

BURRUS
Local storm report, Jun 4, 10:41 PM EST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1141 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

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

1120 PM    3 E GAFFNEY               SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   CHEROKEE                       TREES DOWN IN THE
                                          DRAYTONVILLE COMMUNITY,
                                          NEAR GAFFNEY. REPORT FROM
                                          CHEROKEE 911.

BURRUS
Local storm report, Jun 4, 11:03 PM EST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1203 AM EDT WED JUN 05 2002

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

1155 PM    ROYSTON                   GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   HART                           COUNTY 911 REPORTS 2
                                          TREES DOWN AT HWY 29 AND
                                          FREEDOM CHURCH RD.

RRH

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert

When
June 4, 11:30 PM EST
Where
Elbert County, Elberton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.117, -82.867

Some trees and powerlines were blown down.

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: 5305670.