Hail in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 17:30:00 to 23-JUL-02 17:30:00 (EST)
Location: NORCROSS
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A storm spotter reported nickel size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in MUSCOGEE, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 17:53:00 to 23-JUL-02 17:53:00 (EST)
Location: COLUMBUS
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Muscogee county 911 center reported that some trees and power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in SPALDING, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 18:15:00 to 23-JUL-02 18:15:00 (EST)
Location: GRIFFIN
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Spalding county 911 center reported that some trees and power lines were down.

Lightning in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 17:00:00 to 23-JUL-02 18:00:00 (EST)
Location: DULUTH
Property damage: 550K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that at least four homes in Lawrenceville were struck and set on fire by lightning and the garage of another home in Duluth sustained minor damage because of a lightning strike.  Literally dozens of lightning related calls were received by Gwinnett county firefighters during the one hour period.  Two of the homes in Lawrenceville, one a two-story home, suffered major damage, while the other two sustained minor damage caused by attic fires.  There were no injuries or deaths reported with these incidents.

Flood in COBB, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 17:30:00 to 23-JUL-02 17:30:00 (EST)
Location: FAIR OAKS
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The public reported flooding along Olley Creek.

Flood in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 17:30:00 to 23-JUL-02 17:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Bartow county Emergency Management Director reported that a home was flooded from heavy thunderstorm rains with up to three inches of water reported in the home.

Lightning in COWETA, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 19:00:00 to 23-JUL-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Location: MC COLLUM
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

The Newnan Times Herald reported that lightning struck a clump of four, very large, Poplar trees on the Cannongate Golf Course, near the small town of Major in extreme northeast Coweta county.  The trees average around 125 feet in height.  One of the trees was reduced to a 15 foot stump, another to a 40 foot miniature of itself, a third was split and splintered down the middle, and a fourth was blackened and scarred by the lightning strike.  The trees were so large that it was estimated that it would take eight men, eight hours to clean up the destroyed trees.

Hail in COBB, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 17:07:00 to 23-JUL-02 17:07:00 (EST)
Location: SMYRNA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A storm spotter reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 17:28:00 to 23-JUL-02 17:28:00 (EST)
Location: CARTERSVILLE
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Bartow county 911 center reported that some trees and power lines were down.

Hail in FAYETTE, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 16:53:00 to 23-JUL-02 16:53:00 (EST)
Location: FAYETTEVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

An employee at the Fayette Community Hospital, west of Fayetteville, reported golf ball size hail.

Lightning in FAYETTE, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 18:55:00 to 23-JUL-02 18:55:00 (EST)
Location: BROOKS
Property damage: 450K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Fayette county Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a large two-story home near Brooks on Crabapple Road.  The home was completely destroyed by the resulting fire.

Thunderstorm Wind in TOWNS, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 15:00:00 to 23-JUL-02 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: HIAWASSEE
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Towns county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were down.

Hail in TOWNS, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 15:00:00 to 23-JUL-02 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: HIAWASSEE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The Towns county 911 center reported nickel size hail.

Hail in FULTON, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 16:54:00 to 23-JUL-02 16:54:00 (EST)
Location: ALPHARETTA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The public reported quarter size hail.

Hail in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 23-JUL-02 17:10:00 to 23-JUL-02 17:10:00 (EST)
Location: NORCROSS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The public reported dime size hail.