Funnel Cloud, Bacon
- When
- July 29, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Bacon County, 5 mi NW of Alma
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.554, -82.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported by general public to EMA Office.
Funnel Cloud in Georgia, July 29, 2003
1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 29, 1:15 PM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 1:15 PM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 215 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 CURRENT...IN THE UPPER LEVELS...WK VORT MAX CONTINUES E OF THE GA COAST IN OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FLOW. UPPER TROF DIGGING INTO MID-ATLC STATES EXTENDING FROM E CN UPPER LOW. AT THE SFC...WK TROF OVER SPINE OF N FL PENINSULA. QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT WELL TO THE N OVER THE CAROLINAS AND N GA AND AL. AFTER A BIT MORE MID CLOUDS THAN YESTERDAY...CONVECTION SLOW TO FORM. HOWEVER... A FEW SHOWERS AND TSTMS NOW APPEARING ON RADAR. STRONGER SW SFC WINDS...BOTH AT THE SFC AND IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER SPELL A LATER E COAST SEABREEZE PINNED CLOSER TO THE COAST. PUBLIC...GFS AND MESO-ETA IN AGREEMENT THAT BEST CHANCES OF PRECIP IN THE NEAR TERM WILL BE WED AFTN. 500 MB HEIGHTS PROGGED TO RISE 20M ON THU AFTN WITH GENERAL NVA (NEG VORT ADVECTION) ACROSS THE AREA. AS A RESULT...WILL GO ROUGHLY 50% POPS WED...WITH 40-50% FOR THU. GULF COAST SEABREEZE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST DOMINANT DUE TO SW FLOW ON N SIDE OF RIDGE. HOWEVER... MESO-ETA FOUS SHOWS LESS BOUNDARY LAYER SPEEDS THE NEXT TWO DAYS...SO THE ATLC SEABREEZE WILL PRESS A BIT FARTHER INLAND EACH DAY. TEMPS TO CONTINUE NEAR NORMAL. EXTENDED...STILL APPEARS ANY FRONTS WILL STAY WELL N OF AREA THRU EARLY NEXT WEEK. GFS SHOWS POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER FRONTAL PROGRESSION BY TUE...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON THIS FOR ANOTHER RUN OR TWO. SO...WILL STAY THE COURSE WITH ONLY MINOR MODIFICATIONS. NEAR CLIMO TEMPS AND POPS. MARINE...HAVE LEANED MORE TOWARD THE ETA FOR WINDS. NO HEADLINES. FIRE WX...NO CONCERNS. PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FCSTID = 31 AMG 70 90 71 91 / 30 50 40 40 SSI 74 88 75 87 / 30 40 30 40 JAX 72 90 72 91 / 30 50 40 40 SGJ 74 86 74 87 / 30 50 40 40 GNV 73 90 72 91 / 30 50 40 40 OCF 73 91 73 92 / 30 50 40 40 JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. CARROLL/CAMP/BOONE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 11:10 AM EST, 6 hours 35 minutes before
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-292200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1210 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW COMBINED WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINS OF OVER 2 INCHES... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. ONE OR TWO OF THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS PRODUCING PENNY SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA...SEEK SAFE SHELTER. REMEMBER IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. DEESE/CARROLL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:51 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
FLZ020-021-GAZ162-292115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 451 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF ECHOLS...HAMILTON AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM... AT 451 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF STATENVILLE TO 9 MILES WEST OF SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF VALDOSTA TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DOWLING PARK... LURAVILLE...NEWBURN...SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK...CROSSROADS... STATENVILLE...LIVE OAK AND JENNINGS THROUGH 515 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HESS
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 4:15 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
FLZ020-021-GAZ162-163-292145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 515 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CONTINUED FOR CLINCH...ECHOLS...HAMILTON AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING THROUGH 545 PM... AT 515 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAYDAY TO CROSSROADS TO DOWLING PARK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKELAND TO 7 MILES NORTH OF SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND STATENVILLE...MAYDAY... CROSSROADS...SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK...JENNINGS...DOWLING PARK... NEWBURN AND JASPER THROUGH 545 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HESS
Local storm report, Jul 29, 4:44 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE, FL
544 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM JENNINGS FL WIND DAMAGE
07/29/03 HAMILTON POWERLINE DOWN AT
CROSSROADS REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 4:45 PM EST, 1 hour before
FLZ020>022-GAZ149-162-163-292215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 545 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ATKINSON...CLINCH...HAMILTON...COLUMBIA AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING THROUGH 615 PM... AT 545 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF DU PONT TO 9 MILES WEST OF NEEDMORE TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCALPIN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKELAND TO 12 MILES EAST OF STATENVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF LIVE OAK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SUWANNEE SPRINGS...LIVE OAK...JASPER...MCALPIN...DU PONT...HOUSTON...PEARSON AND HOMERVILLE THROUGH 615 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HESS
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 5:09 PM EST, 36 minutes before
FLZ021-022-GAZ150-163-292315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 609 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING FOR CLINCH... WARE...COLUMBIA...AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND FROM NEAR BICKLEY TO FARGO...WHITE SPRINGS...AND MCALPIN. FREQUENT LIGHTING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING. MZ
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 5:30 PM EST, 15 minutes before
GAZ132-134-292315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 630 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COFFEE AND BACON COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING UNTIL 715 PM... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM NEAR DOUGLAS TO ALMA THROUGH 715 PM. STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING. MZ
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 29, 2003
- Heat in Nevada, July 29, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 29 to 30, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 29, 2003
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 29, 2003
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 29, 2003
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 29, 2003
- Heavy Rain in California, July 29, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 29, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 29, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 29, 2003
- Flash Flood in Arizona, July 29, 2003
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 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: 5361627.