Georgia, 2002

Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 30, 2002

May 30, 2002 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 30, 6:36 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 6:36 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
736 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2002

GOOD AMOUNT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY THIS EVENING... MAINLY ALONG
I-75. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. CURRENTLY
THE STRONGEST CELL ON RADAR IS IN ECHOLS COUNTY GEORGIA.

SATELLITE INDICATES TOPS ARE WARMING ACROSS NORTH FL AND S GA AND
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IS ALSO BECOMING MORE DIFFUSE.

WILL UPDATE ZONES TO CLEAN UP EVENING THUNDERSTORM WORDING...
OTHERWISE NO OTHER CHANCES. WITH PLENTY OF LOW TO MID LEVEL MOISTURE
AND A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE FLOW... EXPECT STRONG EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN OVER INLAND SECTIONS TOMORROW.

.JAX...
.GA...NONE.
.FL...NONE.

JOHNSON/HESS

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 4:50 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE, FL
550 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2002

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

0430 PM    LAWTEY                    FL   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/30/02   BRADFORD                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT VIA EMA

0430 PM    LAWTEY                    FL   WIND DAMAGE
05/30/02   BRADFORD                       LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
                                          TREES DOWN

0515 PM    GAINESVILLE               FL   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/30/02   ALACHUA                       0444 PM    WILCOX                    FL   WIND DAMAGE
05/30/02   GILCHRIST                      LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

CAMP
Local storm report, May 30, 4:50 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE, FL
550 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2002

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

0430 PM    LAWTEY                    FL   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/30/02   BRADFORD                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT VIA EMA

0430 PM    LAWTEY                    FL   WIND DAMAGE
05/30/02   BRADFORD                       LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
                                          TREES DOWN

0515 PM    GAINESVILLE               FL   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/30/02   ALACHUA                        REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA

0444 PM    WILCOX                    FL   WIND DAMAGE
05/30/02   GILCHRIST                      LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

CAMP

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When
May 30, 9:10 PM EST
Where
Coffee County, Countywide
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
31.550, -82.850

Large trees reported down by regional power utility.

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.

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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: 5290652.