Hail, Houston
- When
- January 22, 8:15 AM EST
- Where
- Houston County, 5 mi S of Warner Robins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.550, -83.600
An amateur radio operator reported dime size hail.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 22, 2003
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Jan 22, 4:45 AM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 4:45 AM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 445 AM EST WED JAN 22 2003 ...UPDATED TO INCLUDE AVIATION DISCUSSION... .OVERVIEW...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHARPENS UP CONSIDERABLY BY END OF THE WEEK AS A CLOSED LOW MOVES THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR MORE BITTERLY COLD WX FOR THE SOUTHEAST. PATTERN FLATTENS SOME BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL KEEP PERIODS OF CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. .SHORT TERM...THE FIRST (AND WEAKER) COLD FRONT HUNG UP ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WITH AN AREA OF RAIN ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS RAIN ACTIVATED BY A SHORT WAVE WHICH MODELS SHOW MOVING OFF TO THE EAST BY 18Z. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FRONT TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE CWA BY THIS AFTERNOON...KEEPING TEMPERATURES STEADY OR JUST A LITTLE RISE. THE MOTHER OF ALL COLD FRONTS MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONGER SHORT WAVE. THIS COULD BRING UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST. MOISTURE LIMITED AND SYSTEM FAST MOVING SO NOT EXPECTING MUCH MORE THAN THAT. THEN THE CAA TAKES OVER THURSDAY... WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING BELOW ZERO OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER. MAY NEED WIND ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES THEN MODERATE INTO THE WEEKEND. .EXTENDED...SIGNS THE SYSTEM OVER THE WEEKEND MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A LITTLE PRECIP SUNDAY. FOR NOW WILL JUST PLAY FOR CLOUDS AND LET DAY SHIFT INVESTIGATE FURTHER. .FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MODERATE...EXCEPT LOW CONFIDENCE IN MAX TEMPS TODAY WITH TIMING OF FRONT. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATL 46 24 24 09 / 40 30 10 00 AHN 44 25 25 08 / 40 40 10 00 GVL 43 24 24 08 / 20 40 10 00 RMG 44 23 23 08 / 20 40 10 00 CSG 52 30 30 14 / 60 20 10 00 MCN 51 29 29 13 / 60 20 10 00 .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. 26 AVIATION DISCUSSION... FEELING MUCH UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FORECAST. LIFR-MVFR CEILINGS ACROSS AREA WILL EVENTUALLY IMPROVE BUT TIMING DURING DAY VERY UNCERTAIN. MVFR VSBYS DUE TO RAIN/DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL END BY MIDDAY. SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME ENE THIS MORNING AND BECOME NW THIS EVENING. BDL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 6:40 AM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-221600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 640 AM EST WED JAN 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING... ...SNOW LIKELY OVER THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT OVER SOUTH GEORGIA WILL MOVE INTO FLORIDA BY TONIGHT. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BUILD INTO THE MID U.S. THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY THREAT... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL BE BRIEF LIGHTNING THIS MORNING. AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. .DISCUSSION... A SHORT WAVE WILL PASS BY CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING HELPING TO CAUSE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MOISTURE WILL RACE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. WITH A COLD AIRMASS MOVING OVER THE AREA...SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS COULD GET AN INCH OR LESS ACCUMULATION OF SNOW...WHILE THE REST OF NORTH GEORGIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO GET ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ON THURSDAY COULD PROMPT WIND ADVISORIES FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. STRONG WINDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH COLD TEMPERATURES COULD PROMPT WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC. BDL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 22, 7:19 AM EST, 56 minutes before
GAZ078-089-221245- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 719 AM EST WED JAN 22 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SMALL HAIL IN MUSCOGEE AND HARRIS COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM EST... ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN MUSCOGEE AND HARRIS COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM EST... AT 720 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAMILTON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE ALSO OCCURRING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE AREA BY 745 AM EST. 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.
Special weather statement, Jan 22, 7:50 AM EST, 25 minutes before
GAZ079-080-089>091-221315- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 750 AM EST WED JAN 22 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN TAYLOR...CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE AND TALBOT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM EST... ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN TAYLOR... CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE AND TALBOT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM EST... ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN TAYLOR... CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE AND TALBOT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM EST... AT 741 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GENEVA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE AREA BY 815 AM EST. 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 radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dooly
- When
- January 22, 9:08 AM EST
- Where
- Dooly County, Lilly
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -83.883
The public reported dime size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge
- When
- January 22, 9:45 AM EST
- Where
- Dodge County, Eastman
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Dodge county 911 center reported pea size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Telfair
- When
- January 22, 10:15 AM EST
- Where
- Telfair County, Jacksonville
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Jacksonville Post Office reported pea size hail.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 22 to 23, 2003
- High Wind in Alaska, January 22 to 24, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 22 to 23, 2003
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 22, 2003
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 22 to 23, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2003
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, January 2003
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: 5338397, 5338394, 5338395, 5338396.