3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Oct 6, 2:45 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 PM EDT SUN OCT 6 2002 NEXT FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY MORNING. BEST DYNAMICS TO OUR NORTH...BUT ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO HAVE CHANCE POPS IN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. IF FRONT MOVES AS PROGGED...NORTHERN CWA SHOULD BE DRYING OUT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MODELS WANT TO KEEP CENTRAL CWA IN BETTER MOISTURE. AVN ESPECIALLY WANTS TO DEVELOP A WAVE ON THE FRONT AND KEEPS HIGH POPS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. WILL COMPROMISE AND KEEP LOW CHANCE POPS CENTRAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXTENDED IS QUESTIONABLE. MRF WANTS TO DEVELOP A WAVE IN THE GULF WITH LOTS OF MOISTURE SPREADING ACROSS THE CWA ON EASTERLY WINDS. STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM NOT CLEAR AT THIS TIME. SO FOR NOW...WILL ADD LOW POPS FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SUNDAY MAY BE DRY IF SYSTEM GETS PUSHED FURTHER WEST. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATL 69 80 59 73 / 40 40 10 10 AHN 65 80 59 74 / 40 40 10 10 GVL 63 79 55 72 / 40 40 10 10 RMG 64 80 53 74 / 50 30 10 10 CSG 71 86 61 79 / 30 30 30 30 MCN 69 87 61 78 / 30 30 30 30 .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. 41
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-061500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 AM EDT SUN OCT 6 2002 ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY... ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... .DAY ONE...TODAY. .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY MORNING. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE BRIEF LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND A DISSIPATING FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA... WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CAPES OF 1000 TO 2000 CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 3 TO MINUS 5. DUE TO A LACK OF SUPPORT FROM ALOFT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE MONDAY MORNING...COULD CAUSE ISOLATED BRIEF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC. BDL
GAZ048-057>059-062200- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 528 PM EDT SUN OCT 6 2002 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN BUTTS...EASTERN HENRY...JASPER...NEWTON COUNTIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EASTERN HENRY AND NEWTON COUNTY...MOVING INTO WESTERN BUTTS AND WESTERN JASPER COUNTY. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS TO BE BLOWN DOWN. RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS...AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD END ACROSS EASTERN HENRY AND NEWTON COUNTY BY 6 PM EDT AND BY 630 PM EDT ACROSS WESTERN BUTTS AND JASPER COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. JCD
GAZ059-072-062245- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 617 PM EDT SUN OCT 6 2002 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN SOUTHERN JASPER...JONES...COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN JASPER...JONES...COUNTIES. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS TO BE BLOWN DOWN. RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS...AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD END ACROSS THE AREA BY 645 PM EDT. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:32 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Upson county Emergency Manager and the Upson County Fire Chief reported that thunderstorm winds destroyed an equipment barn and blew the roof of another equipment barn. There were also several large trees blown down in the area.
The Summerville News reported that in excess of three inches of rain fell in a one to two hour period causing flooding of several roads in Summerville. Much of the flooding was caused by clogged drainage ditches. The Chattooga county 911 center reported that Highland Road was closed and flooding was observed on U.S. Highway 27.
The Summerville News reported that thunderstorm winds, combined with very heavy rain, blew down several trees. One of the trees fell on the roof of a florist shop causing significant damage to the roof. Some trees were blown down onto roads as well, causing temporary blockages.
The Fayette county Emergency Management Director reported that very heavy rain from thunderstorms caused significant urban flooding in the downtown Fayetteville area. Two apartment units of the Stonewall Village Complex were flooded. Water rose to the depth of one foot in these units. Another apartment unit sustained minor flooding on North Jeff Davis Drive, and a bedroom was flooded in a home in the same area. One car was submerged on a downtown Fayetteville street. Up to four roads were flooded and rendered impassable for several hours in the Fayetteville area and areas just to the west. White Road was closed between Georgia Highway 92 and Georgia Highway 314 west of Fayetteville.
The Fayette county Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a home causing damage to the home's wiring and a sprinkler system.
Two off duty National Weather Service employees reported pea size hail in the Thomas Crossroads area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, October 2002
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: 5318467, 5318471, 5318472, 5318468, 5318469, 5318470.