Excessive Heat in Georgia, September 3 to 12, 2002

Name: Excessive Heat in Georgia, September 3 to 12, 2002
Start: 2002-09-03T12:00
End: 2002-09-12T23:59
Location: Georgia

September 3 to 12, 2002 · NWS FFC · 97 events in 97 counties and zones

S. for several days during the first 11 days of September.

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.

A strong ridge of high pressure aloft stagnated over the southeastern U.S. for several days during the first 11 days of September. Consequently, temperatures were unseasonably warm during the first part of September. Temperatures soared into the 90s across nearly all of north and central Georgia during this period. The hottest weather was broken into two periods, one from September 3rd to September 6th, and the second from September 9th through September 12th. Atlanta recorded a maximum of 95-degrees on the 4th, 10th, and 11th. Athens had 96 degrees on the 4th, 98 degrees on the 10th and 97 degrees on the 11th. Macon reported 96 degrees on the 10th and 97 degrees on the 11th. Columbus had 96 degrees on the 4th and 5th, 98 degrees on the 10th, and a sweltering 99 degrees on the 11th. The 95-degree reading in Atlanta on the 11th tied their record for this date and the 99-degree reading in Columbus on the 11th set a new record for the date, breaking their previous record of 97 degrees set in 1962.

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 3, 4:35 AM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 4:35 AM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED TO ADD AVIATION DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
535 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002

215 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002 PUBLIC DISCUSSION...
NOT MAKING MANY CHANGES TO CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE. WITH HIGH
PRESSURE DOMINANT AND LOW MEAN RH TOOK OUT POPS FOR TODAY. FRONT
APPROACHES WEDNESDAY AND WASHES OUT SOMEWHERE OVER CENTRAL/SOUTH
GEORGIA THURSDAY. WILL KEEP ISOLATED POPS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH THE DYING FRONT ALTHOUGH MOISTURE IS MARGINAL. WITH UNCERTAINTY
OVER WHAT EDOUARD WILL EVENTUALLY DO I WILL KEEP SCATTERED POPS FOR
LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES A BIT WARMER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY THAN PREVIOUS COUPLE
OF DAYS...THEN COOLING A BIT INTO THE WEEKEND AS SURFACE RIDGE
SETTLES IN BEHIND FRONT AND WITH THE POSSIBLE INCREASE IN CLOUD
COVER RELATED TO EDOUARD.

FCSTID = 20

ATL  91 68 92 68 /  10 10 20 20
AHN  89 68 90 67 /  10 10 20 20
GVL  89 68 90 67 /  10 10 20 20
RMG  92 68 93 67 /  10 10 20 10
CSG  92 71 93 71 /  10 10 20 20
MCN  92 70 93 70 /  10 10 20 20

.ATL...
GA...NONE.

MSS

AVIATION DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY SKIES CLEAR BUT LOWER CIGS BLO 1 THSD FT OVER SE GA AND
CLOSE TO MCN AS SEEN IN SATELLITE PIX. THIS AREA ADVANCING TO THE
NORTHWEST AND SHOULD BE IN ATL AROUND 11-12Z. SHOULD REMAIN BLO 1
THSD FT THRU 14Z THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVING TO 2-3 THSD FT BY 16Z.
MOST OF THE AFTERNOON SHOULD BE SCT CLDS AS 06Z SOUNDING SHOWS
DRYING CONTINUES WITH PRECIP WATER DOWN TO 1.23 INCHES. EASTERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE.

JRN

OUR DETAILED COUNTY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT FOUS52 KFFC.
OUR AREA FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CITIES IS AVAILABLE
AT FLUS42 KFFC.

The radar

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

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Event by event

97 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Dade

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Dawson

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, De Kalb

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM 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)

Excessive Heat, Dodge

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Dooly

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dooly forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Douglas

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Emanuel

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Emanuel forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Fannin

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Fayette

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Floyd

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Forsyth

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Gilmer

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Glascock

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Glascock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Gordon

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Gordon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Greene

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Gwinnett

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Hall

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Hancock

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Haralson

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Haralson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Harris

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Harris forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Heard

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Heard forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Henry

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Houston

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Houston forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Jackson

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Jasper

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Jefferson

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Johnson

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Jones

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Lamar

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Laurens

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Laurens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Lumpkin

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lumpkin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Macon

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Madison

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Marion

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Meriwether

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Meriwether forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Monroe

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Montgomery

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Morgan

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Murray

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Muscogee

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Muscogee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Newton

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, North Fulton

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM 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)

Excessive Heat, Oconee

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Oglethorpe

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Oglethorpe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Paulding

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Peach

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Peach forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Pickens

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Pike

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Polk

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Pulaski

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Putnam

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Rockdale

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Schley

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Schley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, South Fulton

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM 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)

Excessive Heat, Spalding

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Spalding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Stewart

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Sumter

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Talbot

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Taliaferro

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Taliaferro forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Taylor

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Telfair

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Telfair forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Toombs

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Toombs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Towns

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Towns forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Treutlen

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Treutlen forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Troup

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Troup forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Twiggs

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Twiggs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Union

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Upson

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Upson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Walker

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Walton

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Warren

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Washington

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Webster

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Wheeler

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, White

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Whitfield

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Whitfield forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Wilcox

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wilcox forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Wilkes

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wilkes forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Wilkinson

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wilkinson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Baldwin

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Banks

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Barrow

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Bartow

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Bibb

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Bleckley

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Bleckley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Butts

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Butts forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Carroll

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Catoosa

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Catoosa forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Chattahoochee

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Chattahoochee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.347, -84.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Chattooga

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Chattooga forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Cherokee

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Clarke

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Clayton

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Clayton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Cobb

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Coweta

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coweta forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Crawford

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Crisp

When: September 3, 12:00 PM EST to September 12, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Crisp forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Excessive Heat: Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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, September 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: 5315317, 5315318, 5315319, 5315320, 5315321, 5315322, 5315323, 5315324, 5315325, 5315326, 5315327, 5315328, 5315329, 5315330, 5315331, 5315332, 5315333, 5315334, 5315335, 5315336, 5315337, 5315338, 5315339, 5315340, 5315341, 5315342, 5315343, 5315344, 5315345, 5315346, 5315347, 5315348, 5315349, 5315350, 5315351, 5315352, 5315353, 5315354, 5315355, 5315356, and more.