2 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Dec 18, 5:30 PM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 PM EST THU DEC 18 2003 250 PM EST THU DEC 18 PUBLIC DISCUSSION HAVE DECIDED NOT TO GO WITH A WATCH/ADVISORY FOR NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. BELIEVE THAT WITH BEST MOISTURE REMAINING NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA...MOST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW AN INCH. HIGHEST PEAKS AND ISOLATED AREAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS MAY SEE ENOUGH OF A DUSTING TO BE NOTICEABLE...ANY TROUBLE SHOULD BE CONFINED TO SOME ISOLATED SLICK SPOTS ON BRIDGES AND IN SHADY AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE SLOW TO FALL BELOW FREEZING WITH THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS. WILL LINGER A FEW FLURRIES IN THE NORTH FRIDAY MORNING WITH CLEARING SKIES LATE. THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD SEE MOSTLY CLEAR TO AT WORSE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WEEK STARTS OUT SUNNY BUT COOL...ESPECIALLY OVER NIGHT WITH GOOD RADIATIONAL CONDITIONS. DAYS SHOULD BEGIN MODERATING BY SATURDAY AFTER A RATHER COOL FRIDAY UNDER STRONG NORTHWEST SURFACE FLOW AND DECENT COLD ADVECTION. NEXT SYSTEM DIGS OUT ONTO THE PLAINS SUNDAY WITH A DEEPENING TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MONDAY. NO PRECIPITATION FORECAST UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY MORNING AS COLD FRONT AND BAND OF MOISTURE APPROACH. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ENDING OVERNIGHT TUESDAY. SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KATL 30 42 27 46 / 10 00 00 00 KAHN 29 45 26 46 / 10 00 00 00 KGVL 29 41 26 45 / 10 10 00 00 KRMG 29 40 25 46 / 10 00 00 00 KCSG 33 48 27 49 / 00 00 00 00 KMCN 33 48 26 48 / 00 00 00 00 .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. .AVIATION DISCUSSION... .CURRENT... COLD AIR ADVECTION ALOFT AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ARE MOVING INTO NORTH GEORGIA. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS BRINGING WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH ACROSS THE STATE. 4000FT TO 5000FT BKN TO SCATTERED IS ADVECTION SOUTH ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ATL-AHN LINE. .FORECAST... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT. THIS PLUS THE UPPER SYSTEM AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL KEEP 4000 TO 5000 FT CEILINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA FROM AN ATL-AHN LINE AND NORTH. THE CLOUDS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED TO BROKEN ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE ATL-AHN BOUNDARY AFTER 19/04Z...AND SLOWLY RECEDED NORTH FRIDAY...IMPROVING TO 5000FT SCATTERED AFTER 19/12Z..THEN LOWERING TO 4000FT BKN AFTER 19/18Z AS THE COLD AIR DEEPENS OVER THE STATE. VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 6SM UNLESS ONE IS CAUGHT IN A BRIEF SNOW SHOWER. WESTERLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15KT AFTER 19/00Z...THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO 15 TO 20KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS AFTER 19/12Z AS THE COLD AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE STATE FRIDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 520 PM EST THU DEC 18 2003 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-190417- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-CRAWFORD- CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER- GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD- HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS- LUMPKIN-MACON-MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN- MURRAY-MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI- PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR- TOOMBS-TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-WILKINSON- 518 PM EST THU DEC 18 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRUSH FAR NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE ATMOSPHERE IS FAIRLY DRY ACROSS THE REGION...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED FLURRIES AND EVEN A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA. THE AREA MOST LIKELY TO SEE THIS WINTRY WEATHER IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CLEVELAND. WITH THE DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS...THE AREA SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT WITH ONLY A LIGHT DUSTING EXPECTED...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH...BUT SOME ROADS ACROSS THE FAR NORTH COULD GET SLICK OVERNIGHT. FOLKS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRUSH FAR NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE ATMOSPHERE IS FAIRLY DRY ACROSS THE REGION...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED FLURRIES AND EVEN A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA...LASTING INTO FRIDAY. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDENSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE WINTRY WEATHER MIX WILL LAST INTO FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE STATE WILL BE ON TUESDAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Douglas county 911 center reported that strong non-convective winds blew down some signs and blew an awning off a building in the Douglasville area.
The Walton county 911 center reported that strong non-convective winds blew down some trees around the county.
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, December 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: 5330835, 5330836.