10 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.
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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 2, 7:45 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE 845 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 AN ACTIVE EVENING OVER MUCH OF AL INTO NRN/CNTRL GA W/ SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG-SEVERE TSTMS ONGOING. TORNADO WATCH #214 VALID UNTIL 03Z FOR SE AL/ERN FL PANHANDLE COUNTIES. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES OF EARLIER MCS COUPLED W/ VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS (CAPES 3000-4000 J/KG & LIS TO -11) & S/WAVE ENERGY ALOFT RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERE WX IN FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. PUBLIC...REGIONAL 88DS HAVE SHOWN LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY THE PAST HOUR...HOWEVER LESSER COVERAGE. W/ LOSS OF INSOLATION...SHOULD NOTICE A GRADUAL DECREASE IN INTENSITY. STILL COULD SEE ISOLATED SEVERE WX IN WATCH AREA THRU LATE EVENING THOUGH. WILL KEEP GOOD CHANCE GOING THRU AT LEAST MIDNIGHT FOR THESE AREAS. OVER THE GA/BIG BEND ZONES...LOW CHANCE POPS STILL LOOK GOOD. MARINE...ONSHORE (SWLY) SURFACE WINDS ALONG THE COAST...BECOMING SLY OFFSHORE. SPEEDS WERE NEAR 10 KTS W/ SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NO SIG CHANGES FOR COASTAL WATERS. .TLH... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. MAJ
ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-031000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SPOTTER REPORTS MAY BE NEEDED FOR ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. 9-FOURNIER/10-BOLINSKI
ALZ065>069-FLZ007>014-030300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 604 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM EDT (1000 PM CDT). THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN ALABAMA...COFFEE...GENEVA...DALE...HENRY...AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON...CALHOUN AND GULF. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 8-JAMSKI
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous downed trees and power lines. Several carports and sheds damaged. Several vehicles damaged by fallen trees. Reported by the Ben Hill County EMA.
Several downed trees and power lines. A tree fell on a house in Ocilla. Reported by the Irwin County EMA.
Numerous downed trees reported by Turner County 911.
Some downed trees and power lines reported by the Worth County Sheriff.
Numerous downed trees reported by Tift County 911.
Numerous downed trees reported by the Berrien County Sheriff.
Some downed trees on Highway 221 reported by the Lanier County Sheriff.
Some downed trees reported by Lowndes County 911.
Numerous downed trees reported by Brooks County 911.
A few trees and a power line down near Pavo. Reported by Thomas County 911.
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, May 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: 5357640, 5357641, 5357642, 5357643, 5357644, 5357645, 5357646, 5357647, 5357648, 5357649.