2 thunderstorm 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 Jul 19, 1:10 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 210 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2003 WILL KEEP POPS GOING INTO THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS DAYTIME HEATING AND ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINE TO FORM SCATTERED THUNDER. NOT MUCH CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED. POPS STILL LOOKING GOOD FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT DROPS INTO THE STATE AND LINGERS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL THE UPPER TROUGH SHARPENS OVER THE ERN U.S. STUCK PRETTY CLOSE TO MOS TEMPS. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KATL 70 89 71 87 / 30 20 20 30 KAHN 70 90 70 88 / 30 20 20 30 KGVL 67 88 69 86 / 30 20 20 30 KRMG 68 90 69 90 / 30 20 20 30 KCSG 73 91 73 90 / 50 30 20 30 KMCN 71 91 72 90 / 50 30 20 30 .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. 17
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-191545- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 615 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK BOUNDARY AT LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN GEORGIA THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL POOL AND PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .PRIMARY HAZARD... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. SOME SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE MOST INTENSE STORMS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AN AREA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO BLAIRSVILLE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN FORMING LATE THIS MORNING IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND THEN SPREAD INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE AFTERNOON. .DISCUSSION... THE AIRMASS OVER GEORGIA THESE PAST FEW DAYS HAS CHANGED LITTLE. THEREFORE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE SCATTERED OVER THE AREA. INSTABILITY WILL BE GREATEST WITH THE AFTERNOON HEATING SOUTH OF A BOUNDARY LYING ACROSS TENNESSEE THIS MORNING. CAPE VALUES OF 2000 ARE LIKELY. WIND PROFILES AND DRY AIR AT MID-LEVELS WILL AID IN SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MICROBURST WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. WITH THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE...LOCAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED IN NATURE AND BRIEF IN DURATION. .FOR SPOTTERS... DUE TO THE ISOLATED AND PULSE-TYPE NATURE OF THE SEVERE STORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...IF THE STORMS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED...LIMITED ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS ARE WEATHER EXPECTED EACH DAY NEXT WEEK EXCEPT FRIDAY. FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
GAZ075-076-192000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 333 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND GLASCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 326 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF GIBSON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE AREA BY 400 PM EDT.
GAZ095-105-107-192000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 336 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN PULASKI... HOUSTON AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 332 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER UNADILLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FROM UNADILLA TO HAWKINSVILLE AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THOUGH 4 PM.
GAZ076-192030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 357 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 354 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTH OF WRENS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS WRENS...WRENS MEMORIAL AIRPORT AND MATTHEWS THROUGH 430 PM.
GAZ078-192100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 423 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN HARRIS COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS THE PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY AREA THROUGH 5 PM.
GAZ060-192100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 435 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF EATONTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS WILLARD AND AREAS WEST OF EATONTON THROUGH 5 PM.
GAZ109-192115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 448 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR INTENSE LIGHTNING IN DODGE COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTMAN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS AREAS BETWEEN EASTMAN AND CHAUNCEY THROUGH 515 PM EDT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Putnam county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were down on Georgia Highway 16 just west of town.
The Jackson News Argus reported that a large 150 year-old Red Oak tree was uprooted during a thunderstorm. The tree fell on a 1992 Buick, destroying the vehicle, and also caused damage to the garage and part of the house. A cat, hiding underneath the vehicle, was also killed during the event.
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, July 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: 5334634, 5334635.