6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 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 Jun 12, 2:30 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 330 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003 .OVERVIEW...CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING EAST THROUGH THE STATE. THERE ARE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POPPING UP ALONG THE FRONT BUT NOTHING SEVERE YET. AS FOR THE OVER ALL OUTLOOK. THINGS SEEM TO BE SHAPING UP VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. A SHORT WAVE MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE STATE TODAY ALONG THE FRONT WHILE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER REMAINS NE AND SW OF THE STATE. THERE IS ANOTHER FRONT UP INTO THE OH AND KY VALLEYS BUT THAT FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT GEORGIAS WEATHER UNTIL THE WEEKEND. AS FOR NOW MAN AREA OF CONVECTION OVER SOUTHERN MS IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST INTO SOUTHERN AL. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER AL/GA IS A BIT MORE STABLE THAN MS BUT IT SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO HELP FOSTER SOME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THROUGH TONIGHT. LOOKING AT LATEST MODEL RUNS EXPECTING CAPES THIS EVENING TO GET IN THE 1500 TO 2000 RANGE WITH LIS AROUND -2. WITH HIS IN MIND WILL NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BUT NOTHING WIDESPREAD. AFTER THIS STILL LOOKING AT SOME MORE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY SO WILL CONTINUE WITH GOOD CHANCE FORECAST AS IT STILL LOOKS OK. AS FOR THE WEEKEND SOME DRIER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AND IT LOOKS A BIT MORE STABLE BUT WILL STILL HAVE TO GO 30 TO 40 PERCENT AS THAT SECONDARY FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS. AS FOR TEMPS WILL STICK CLOSE TO CURRENT THINKING AND MOS GUIDANCE AS THEY BOOTH APPEAR NEAR SEASONAL NORMS. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KATL 69 84 69 86 / 40 50 30 40 KAHN 68 85 69 86 / 40 50 30 40 KGVL 66 84 67 85 / 40 50 30 40 KRMG 67 85 68 86 / 40 50 30 40 KCSG 71 89 70 88 / 40 70 30 40 KMCN 70 88 70 88 / 40 70 30 40 .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. 01
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-121600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1117 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... BROAD AND WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH TONIGHT. MINOR WEAK SURFACE RIPPLES WILL PASS THROUGH THE HIGH. ALOFT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH WEAK RIPPLES ALSO MOVING THROUGH IT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LOWER LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE OVER THE AREA. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES OF 1000 TO 1500...AND LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 1 TO MINUS 3. THIS COMBINATION OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY...AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
GAZ091-122030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 357 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS IN MARION COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 355 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 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.
GAZ066-078-122100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 414 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS IN HARRIS AND TROUP COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE AREA BY 500 PM EDT. 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.
GAZ079-080-122100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 417 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS IN TAYLOR AND TALBOT COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JUNCTION CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. BE PREPARED FOR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE AREA BY 500 PM EDT. 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.
GAZ093-122100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 427 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS IN MACON COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 425 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OGLETHORPE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. BE PREPARED FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WITH THESE STORMS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE AREA BY 500 PM EDT. 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.
GAZ069-081-094-095-122130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 445 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS IN HOUSTON...PEACH... CRAWFORD AND UPSON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THOMASTON TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. BE PREPARED FOR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
GAZ052-053-067-122145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 456 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS IN MERIWETHER...HEARD AND COWETA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANKLIN TO 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LONE OAK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. BE PREPARED FOR WIND GUSTS TO 4O MPH AS THESE STORMS APPROACH. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE AREA BY 545 PM EDT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that a few trees were blown down on their property east of Miami Valley near Interstate 75.
The Houston county 911 center reported that several trees were blown down. The Macon Telegraph reported that the down trees and tree limbs resulted in a number of power outages in the county.
The public reported that lightning struck a residence. While no fire resulted, damage to computer and other electrical equipment resulted.
The Cherokee county 911 center reported that several trees had been blown down.
The Forsyth county Assistant Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail.
The Forsyth county Assistant Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a house and set it on fire causing minor to moderate structural damage. The Forsyth County news also reported that lightning struck a tree and Suwanee EMC breaker on Jot'em Down Road near Chestatee
The Forsyth county Assistant Emergency Management Director reported a funnel cloud with definite rotation.
The Forsyth county Assistant Emergency Management Director reported that a tree was blown down on a home off Pilgrim Mill Road causing minor structural damage.
The Forsyth county Assistant Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail.
The Forsyth county Assistant Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down on power lines.
The Lumpkin county 911 center reported that a tree and a nearby electrical transformer were blown down across a road.
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, June 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: 5370389, 5370388, 5370727, 5370726, 5370391, 5370723, 5370724, 5370390, 5370465, 5370464, 5370725.