Heat in Georgia, March 15 to 21, 2002

Name: Heat in Georgia, March 15 to 21, 2002
Start: 2002-03-15T12:00
End: 2002-03-21T00:00
Location: Georgia

March 15 to 21, 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.

Unseasonably warm temperatures prevailed across north and central for several days as a summer like ridge of high pressure aloft and a Bermuda like surface high pressure system dominated the southeastern United States. High temperatures for several days rose into the 80s with lows only in the 50s and 60s. These readings are some 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. The heat wave culminated on the 17th when Columbus reached a record high temperature of 88 degrees, while Atlanta, Athens, and Macon reported readings not far behind with 83, 84, and 84 degrees, respectively. Columbus also set a new record high temperature on the 16th with a high of 85 degrees. Columbus had 5 consecutive days of high in the 80s and Macon had four. Normal high temperatures for this time of year are in the 60s with lows in the 40s.

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 Mar 15, 9:30 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 9:30 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
930 AM EST FRI MAR 15 2002

OVERVIEW...SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUDS ADVECTING ENE. SURFACE HIGH OFF
COAST PRODUCING LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW AND WAA. SW FLOW ALOFT
AHEAD OF TROF.

SHORT TERM...CONTINUED MOISTURE ADVECTION AND ISENTROPIC LIFT NORTH
AND WEST THROUGH 18-21Z, BUT LONG ENOUGH TO CHANGE CLOUD GROUPS TO
MOSTLY CLOUDY WEST AND BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY EAST. REMOVED MENTION
OF FOG.

TEMPERATURES...1-2 DEG WAA AT 850 TODAY, PARTIALLY OFFSET BY CLOUDS.
RAISED HIGHS EAST.

EXTENDED...NO CHANGES FOR NOW.

CONFIDENCE...MED SHORT TERM.
.ATL...
GA...NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 6:00 AM EST, 6 hours before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-151600-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 AM EST FRI MAR 15 2002

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT...

.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEYS...WILL MOVE TO THE APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY
OVERNIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN WILL
BE NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME ONLY
SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE WITH CAPES LESS THAN 1000...AND LIFTED INDICES OF
ZERO TO MINUS 2. DUE TO THE LACK OF INSTABILITY...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.

BDL

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 11:20 AM EST, 40 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-152315-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1120 AM EST FRI MAR 15 2002

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT...

.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO TEXAS...
WILL MOVE TO THE APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY OVERNIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN WILL
BE NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA TODAY. THE AIRMASS
WILL BECOME ONLY SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE WITH CAPES LESS THAN 1000...AND
LIFTED INDICES OF ZERO TO MINUS 2. DUE TO THE LACK OF INSTABILITY...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.

DH

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY...

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE EAST OF GEORGIA TODAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR AN
INCREASE IN THE TEMPERATURE...AND THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR.
THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN INTABILITY...WHICH WILL TRIGGER SOME
GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...
AS DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING MOISTURE. THIS WILL
LEAD TO GREATER INSTABILITY. DEWPOINTS ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE
(XXS). CAPE WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND (XXXX). HOWEVER...NO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE (XXXXX) OF A LINE FROM (XXXXX) TO (XXXXX). THE
BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
(XXXXX) AND (XXXXX).

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 11:20 AM EST, 40 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-152315-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1120 AM EST FRI MAR 15 2002

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT...

.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO TEXAS...
WILL MOVE TO THE APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY OVERNIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN WILL
BE NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA TODAY. THE AIRMASS
WILL BECOME ONLY SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE WITH CAPES LESS THAN 1000...AND
LIFTED INDICES OF ZERO TO MINUS 2. DUE TO THE LACK OF INSTABILITY...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.

DH

The radar

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

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Event by event

97 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Baldwin

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Banks

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Barrow

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bartow

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bibb

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bleckley

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Bleckley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Butts

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Butts forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Carroll

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Catoosa

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Catoosa forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Chattahoochee

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Chattahoochee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.347, -84.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Chattooga

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Chattooga forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cherokee

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Clarke

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Clayton

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Clayton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cobb

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Coweta

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Coweta forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Crawford

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Crisp

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Crisp forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dade

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dawson

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, De Kalb

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM 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)

Heat, Dodge

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dooly

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Dooly forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Douglas

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Emanuel

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Emanuel forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fannin

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fayette

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Floyd

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Forsyth

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gilmer

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Glascock

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Glascock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gordon

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Gordon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Greene

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gwinnett

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hall

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hancock

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Haralson

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Haralson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Harris

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Harris forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Heard

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Heard forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Henry

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Houston

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Houston forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jackson

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jasper

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jefferson

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Johnson

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jones

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lamar

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Laurens

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Laurens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lumpkin

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Lumpkin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Macon

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Madison

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marion

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Meriwether

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Meriwether forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Monroe

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Montgomery

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Morgan

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Murray

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Muscogee

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Muscogee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Newton

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, North Fulton

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM 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)

Heat, Oconee

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Oglethorpe

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Oglethorpe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Paulding

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Peach

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Peach forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pickens

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pike

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Polk

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pulaski

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Putnam

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Rockdale

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Schley

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Schley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, South Fulton

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM 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)

Heat, Spalding

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Spalding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Stewart

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sumter

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Talbot

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Taliaferro

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Taliaferro forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Taylor

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Telfair

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Telfair forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Toombs

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Toombs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Towns

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Towns forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Treutlen

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Treutlen forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Troup

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Troup forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Twiggs

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Twiggs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Union

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Upson

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Upson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Walker

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Walton

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Warren

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Washington

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Webster

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Wheeler

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, White

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Whitfield

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Whitfield forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Wilcox

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Wilcox forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Wilkes

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Wilkes forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Wilkinson

When: March 15, 12:00 PM EST to March 21, 12:00 AM 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

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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: 5281635, 5281636, 5281637, 5281638, 5281639, 5281640, 5281641, 5281642, 5281643, 5281644, 5281645, 5281646, 5281647, 5281648, 5281649, 5281650, 5281651, 5281652, 5281653, 5281654, 5281655, 5281656, 5281657, 5281658, 5281659, 5281660, 5281661, 5281662, 5281663, 5281664, 5281665, 5281666, 5281667, 5281668, 5281669, 5281670, 5281671, 5281784, 5281785, 5281786, and more.