Georgia, 2002Flooding in Georgia, September 13, 2002
September 13, 2002 · NWS FFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 13, 2:45 PM EST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 2:45 PM EST, 4 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
345 PM EDT FRI SEP 13 2002
HANNA STILL PROGGED TO BEGIN A NORTHWARD DRIFT LATER TODAY WITH
LANDFALL SOMEWHERE ON THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY EARLY SATURDAY.
ALREADY SEEING FEEDER BANDS ACROSS COUNTY WARNING AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE. LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS
STILL LOOK GOOD FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AS STORM TRACKS ACROSS
OUR AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT DO NOT
EXPECT FLOODING TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING LOOKS TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. WITH REMNANTS OF HANNA MOVING
INTO CAROLINAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY AND COUNTY WARNING
AREA ON BACK SIDE OF SYSTEM...WILL LOWER POPS BACK INTO CHANCE
CATEGORY. FRONT APPROACHES STATE SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY AND WILL NEED
TO CONTINUE LOW POPS. FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF WARNING AREA BY MONDAY
NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK.
NEXT WEAK FRONT APPROACHES STATE FRIDAY...BUT ONLY PLAYING FOR SOME
CLOUDS AT THIS TIME.
ATL 70 80 69 84 / 70 90 50 40
AHN 69 79 69 85 / 80 90 70 40
GVL 66 78 68 83 / 70 90 70 40
RMG 69 81 68 85 / 60 70 50 40
CSG 74 82 69 90 / 80 90 50 40
MCN 72 82 70 89 / 80 90 50 40
.ATL...
GA...NONE.
Flood, Walton
- When
- September 13, 6:58 PM EST
- Where
- Walton County, Walnut Grove
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Walton county 911 center reported that there was some minor street flooding.
Flood, Carroll
- When
- September 13, 9:05 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Carrollton
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Carroll county 911 center reported that there was minor road flooding on U.S. Highway 27 at the WalMart.com facility.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flooding in Texas, September 13, 2002$270,000 · F0 · 22 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 13, 2002$510 · 2 events
- Hail in Oklahoma, September 13, 20021.75 in hail · 2 events
- Wildfire in Oregon, September 13 to 15, 20022 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 13, 200255 kt wind · 2 events
- Wildfire in Washington, September 13 to 23, 20021 event
- Wildfire in Hawaii, September 13, 20021 event
- Hail in New Mexico, September 13, 20020.88 in hail · 1 event
- Flood in Colorado, September 13, 20021 event
- Tornado in New Mexico, September 13, 2002F0 · 1 event
- Flood in Colorado, September 13, 20021 event
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 13, 200256 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5316086, 5316087.