Extreme Cold in Georgia, March 1 to 5, 2002

Name: Extreme Cold in Georgia, March 1 to 5, 2002
Start: 2002-03-01T00:00
End: 2002-03-05T12:00
Location: Georgia

March 1 to 5, 2002 · NWS FFC · 97 events in 97 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 97 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 97

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 FFC wrote it up.

The second Arctic cold front to affect Georgia within a one week period surged through north and central Georgia during the morning and early afternoon of the 3rd. Temperatures were just beginning to moderate from the extreme cold observed during the last couple of days of February. For example, Macon still set a new record low temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit on March 1st. Temperatures during the first 5 days of March averaged around 15 degrees below normal, but the height of the cold outbreak occurred on the 4th and 5th when temperatures averaged about 20 degrees below normal across most of north and central Georgia. While this Arctic blast was slightly less intense than the one which affected the same area the last couple of days of February, it was certainly significant. High temperatures on the 4th struggled to rise above the freezing mark across north Georgia and struggled to rise into the 40s across central Georgia, after widespread morning lows of 20 to 25 and teens in the north mountains. The coldest readings were observed during the morning of the 5th when lows of 15 to 20 were common in the north and 20 to 25 in the central. Blairsville in the northeast Georgia mountains recorded a low of 12 degrees on the morning of the 5th for the lowest reading.

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 Feb 28, 9:00 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 9:00 PM EST, 3 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
900 PM EST THU FEB 28 2002

OVERVIEW:  ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH CENTERED ACROSS GEORGIA TONIGHT.
THICKNESS VALUES AND 850MB TEMPS HAVE RISEN A GOOD 10 DEG. C IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS...AND THE 850MB ZERO LINE SHOULD REACH AS FAR NORTH AS ATL
BY MORNING. HOWEVER...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NEARLY CALM WINDS WILL
MAXIMIZE RADIATIONAL COOLING TONIGHT.

UPDATE CONCERNS:

TEMPERATURES:  MINIMUM TEMPERATURES MAIN CHALLENGE FOR TONIGHT. WITH
MAXIMIZED RADIATIONAL COOLING...EXPECT WIDE VARIATIONS IN
TEMPERATURE FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION WITH TYPICAL SPOTS...LIKE
FFC...CCO...ALREADY DOWN IN THE MID 20S...TO DROP INTO THE TEENS
AGAIN TONIGHT. OTHER LOCATIONS...ATL...CSG...WILL LIKELY BE WARMER
THAN LAST NIGHT FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES. THE COLDEST AREAS WILL BE THE
EAST AND SOUTHEAST STILL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE AXIS.  WILL
NEED TO OPEN UP RANGES IN SOME ZONES...PARTICUARLY ATL AND CSG
ZONES...TO ACCOUNT FOR WIDE DIFFERENCES.

CLOUD COVER:  ISOLATED WHISPS OF CIRRUS FROM UPSTREAM
OVERNIGHT...BUT NOTHING TO AFFECT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES. MOSTLY CLEAR
LOOKS GOOD TONIGHT. FOR FRIDAY...HOWEVER...MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
THAT CLOUDS SHOULD BECOME BROKEN BY MID-DAY...WITH MID-LEVEL CLOUDS
BECOMING BROKEN BEFORE SUNSET. DO NOT FEEL THAT PARTLY CLOUDY
SUFFICES IN THIS SITUATION. INCREASING CLOUDINESS WORDING WOULD BE
BETTER.

WINDS:  DO NOT SEE THE 5-10 MPH WINDS IN NW GEORGIA TONIGHT. ALL
STATIONS REPORTING CALM WINDS AND WOULD EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. ALL ZONES WILL HAVE EITHER LIGHT/VARIABLE OR CALM WINDS
TONIGHT.

EXTENDED: NGM/ETA/AVN SIMILAR ON PROGNOSIS WITH REGARD TO UPCOMING
SYSTEM. ALL OF THESE MODELS KEEP THE HEAVIEST PCPN AMOUNTS MAINLY
SOUTH OF OUR CWA. MRF ODD MODEL WITH BULLSEYE AMOUNTS OF 2-3+ INCHES
ACROSS N GA FOR SAT-SAT NIGHT.  OTHER MODELS KEEP AMOUNTS VERY
MODEST...MAINLY IN THE 0.50-1.00 INCH RANGE FOR N GA. TIMING SIMILAR
WITH PCPN BEGINNING AROUND 06Z SAT...THEN CONTINUING WELL INTO SUN
ON ALL MODELS. THICKNESS VALUES APPEAR TO RISE WELL ABOVE CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS BEFORE THE PCPN BEGINS IN N GA...SO DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE
ANY THREAT OF FROZEN PCPN AT THIS TIME. ANOTHER BRIEF ARCTIC BLAST
ON THE WAY FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE MAY BE SOME SNOW FLURRIES OR
BRIEF SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANYING THIS COLD AIR SUN NIGHT IN THE FAR
NORTH.

.ATL...
GA...NONE.

RAB

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

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Event by event

97 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Baldwin

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Banks

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Barrow

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Bartow

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Bibb

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Bleckley

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Bleckley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Butts

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Butts forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Catoosa

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Catoosa forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Chattahoochee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Chattahoochee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.347, -84.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Chattooga

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Chattooga forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cherokee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Clarke

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Clayton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Clayton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cobb

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Coweta

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coweta forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crawford

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crisp

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Crisp forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Dade

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Dawson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, De Kalb

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Dodge

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Dooly

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Dooly forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Douglas

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Emanuel

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Emanuel forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Fannin

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Fayette

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Floyd

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Forsyth

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Gilmer

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Glascock

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Glascock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Gordon

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Gordon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Greene

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Gwinnett

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hall

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hancock

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Haralson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Haralson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Harris

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Harris forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Heard

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Heard forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Henry

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Houston

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Houston forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jasper

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Johnson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jones

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lamar

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Laurens

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Laurens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lumpkin

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Lumpkin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Macon

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Marion

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Meriwether

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Meriwether forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Monroe

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Montgomery

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Murray

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Muscogee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Muscogee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Newton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, North Fulton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: North Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Oconee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Oglethorpe

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Oglethorpe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Paulding

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Peach

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Peach forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pickens

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pike

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Polk

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pulaski

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Rockdale

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Schley

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Schley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, South Fulton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: South Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Spalding

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Spalding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Stewart

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Sumter

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Talbot

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Taliaferro

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Taliaferro forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Taylor

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Telfair

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Telfair forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Toombs

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Toombs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Towns

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Towns forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Treutlen

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Treutlen forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Troup

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Troup forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Twiggs

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Twiggs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Union

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Upson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Upson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Walker

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Walton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Warren

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Washington

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Webster

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wheeler

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, White

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Whitfield

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Whitfield forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wilcox

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Wilcox forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wilkes

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Wilkes forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wilkinson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 5, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Wilkinson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill: Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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, March 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: 5281322, 5281323, 5281388, 5281389, 5281390, 5281391, 5281392, 5281393, 5281394, 5281395, 5281396, 5281397, 5281398, 5281399, 5281400, 5281401, 5281402, 5281403, 5281404, 5281405, 5281406, 5281407, 5281408, 5281409, 5281410, 5281411, 5281412, 5281413, 5281414, 5281415, 5281416, 5281417, 5281418, 5281419, 5281420, 5281421, 5281422, 5281423, 5281424, 5281425, and more.