Georgia, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 31, 2002

May 31, 2002 · NWS CHS · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 1:25 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 1:25 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
225 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

BESIDES WK SFC TROF JUST OFF THE COAST...RATHER WK FLOW WILL CONT
OVER THE SE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. EXPECT A CONT SLOW W MOVMNT OF UPR
LOW OVER THE WRN GULF THRU THE WEEKEND. THIS FTRE SHOULD HAVE LTL
MOVEMENT UNTIL BEING KICKED EWRD BY DAY 4.
A WK SFC TROF WILL KEEP MAINLY S/SW FLOW AND A WARMING TREND IN
PLACE. THERE IS SHORT RANGE AGREEMENT WITH DEEPER DRYNESS ON SAT THAN
TODAY. A CBRZ DRIVEN SHOWER/TSTM IS PROBABLY THE BEST TO HOPE FOR...
BUT ATTIM WILL NOT INCLUDE POP ON SAT. IN THE SHORTER TERM...WILL
HANG ON TO A SLGT CHANCE OF TSTMS THRU THIS EVE PUSHING IN FROM THE
COAST. WILL BRING IN SLGT CHC COAST AND CHC INLAND BACK INTO FCST FOR
SUNDAY AS MSTR RETURNS. WARM AFTN AND OVERNIGHT TEMPS THRU THE
WEEKEND...STAYING CLOSE TO THE MAV NUMBERS. UPR TROF COMING BACK
TOWARD THE E COAST THRU THE EXTENDD IN ADDITION TO CONT WARM AND
MOIST SW FLOW WILL KEEP MAINLY AFTN/EVE SHOWERS/TSTMS.

MARINE...QUIET CONDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WK LEE-SIDE TROUGH WL KEEP WINDS S/SW WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS WITH
SEAS 2-4 FT THROUGH SUN.

CHS   70  91  71  92 /  20  10  10  20
SAV   69  92  70  92 /  20  10  10  30
CHL   72  86  74  87 /  20  10  10  20
NBC   70  91  71  92 /  20  10  10  20
RBW   68  92  69  93 /  20  10  10  20

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:07 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tattnall

When
May 31, 4:05 PM EST
Where
Tattnall County, 3 mi NW of Glennville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
31.967, -81.967

Thunderstorm Wind, Tattnall

When
May 31, 4:10 PM EST
Where
Tattnall County, Glennville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
31.933, -81.933

Power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Evans

When
May 31, 4:25 PM EST
Where
Evans County, 1 mi SE of Daisy
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
32.130, -81.817

Large limbs and power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When
May 31, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Bryan County, Groveland
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.150, -81.750

Several trees and numerous limbs were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Long

When
May 31, 4:55 PM EST
Where
Long County, 4 mi N of Donald to 4 mi N of Aimar
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
31.870, -81.850

Several trees and large limbs were down.

Hail, Bulloch

When
May 31, 5:52 PM EST
Where
Bulloch County, 15 mi E of Statesboro
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
32.450, -81.533

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.

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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: 5296204, 5296203, 5296205, 5296287, 5296288, 5296289.