3 hail, 2 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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 Aug 10, 4:00 AM EST, 9 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003 UPDATED TO INCLUDE AVIATION DISCUSSION. LITTLE CHANGE IN WEATHER PATTERN. TROF CONTINUES TO BE THE FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE THRU THE BASE OF TROF TO CONTINUE SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS GOING FOR YET ANOTHER DAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG EASTERN SECTIONS. SURFACE TROF AND UPPER TROF ALIGNING...AND PLENTY OF MSTR REMAINS AVAILABLE...THE NORTH AND EAST SECTIONS OF CWA WILL HAVE MORE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAN PREVIOUS PERIOD. BY TUESDAY...THE TROF GETS PUSHED FURTHER WEST AS AREA OF HI PRESSURE BUILDS WESTWARD. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN...BUT DIMINISHED COVERAGE. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KATL 86 68 86 68 / 30 30 20 20 KAHN 87 67 88 68 / 40 40 30 20 KGVL 85 67 85 67 / 40 40 20 20 KRMG 89 65 89 68 / 30 30 20 20 KCSG 90 69 90 71 / 30 30 30 20 KMCN 89 68 89 71 / 40 40 30 20 .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. 37 AVIATION DISCUSSION... NOT EXPECTING LOW CEILINGS THIS MORNING WITH LOW LEVEL WINDS GENERALLY N. EXPECT SOME MVFR VSBYS DUE TO H/F. SCT TO BROKEN CU LATER THIS MORNING RISING TO 4500-5500 FT. POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATER AFTERNOON WITH BEST CHANCES OVER E GA. SURFACE WINDS CONTINUING TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WITH SURFACE TROUGH TO THE S...BEST CHANCES WILL BE FOR LIGHT NW WINDS. HOWEVER...WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR TROUGH TO REDEVELOP OVER AREA WHICH COULD CAUSE AND ESE WINDS. BDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1110 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-102100- 1110 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A SURFACE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE FROM SOUTH OF COLUMBUS TO BETWEEN ATHENS AND AUGUSTA. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT HIGHER LEVELS IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. OTHERWISE...LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. THE BEST LOCATION FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ATHENS TO COLUMBUS. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR ANYWHERE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. CAPES WILL INCREASE TO 2500...ALONG WITH LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 3 TO MINUS 6. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A JET STREAK MAY MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA HELPING TO ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND GIVE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .OTHER HAZARDS... THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BE SLOW MOVING. THIS WILL GIVE INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. .FOR SPOTTERS... DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
GAZ097-101800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 130 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 123 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DEXTER...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD CAUSE BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS.
GAZ076-101900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 215 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN...INTENSE LIGHTNING... SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND WRENS TO SOUTH OF WADLEY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH AND A HALF OR MORE IN AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN OTHER LOW LYING AREAS...AND RISING WATER ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. INTENSE...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 hail, 2 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Jefferson county 911 center reported that lightning struck a house and set it on fire. Damage estimates were inconclusive.
The public reported nickel to quarter-sized hail. In one instance, the public reported that it hailed, mostly penny-sized, from six to eight minutes.
The public reported that very heavy rain resulted in brief flooding of streets and parking lots in the area.
The Newton county 911 center reported that several trees were down on Georgia Highway 212 near Stewart, one tree was down on Georgia Highway 36 near Stewart, one tree was down on Georgia Highway 11 near Mansfield, one tree was down on Georgia Highway 142 near Newborn, and yet another tree was down on Rutledge Road near the Morgan county line.
The Newton county 911 center reported quarter-sized hail.
The Newton county 911 center reported that a house was set on fire. Damage estimates were inconclusive.
The Newton county 911 center reported golf ball-sized hail.
The Wilkinson County News reported that thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage, with trees blown down onto roads, bridges, railroad tracks, and power lines. Several homes were severely damaged when large trees fell on or through the roofs of the homes. A large tree was also blown down at the Unimin Corporation. At least two roads were blocked because of downed trees. Crews worked much of the night to restore electrical and phone service to the area and clean debris from the roadways.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2003
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: 5374576, 5374577, 5374578, 5374572, 5374573, 5374574, 5374575, 5374834.