Georgia, 1979Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 24, 1979
February 24, 1979 · NWS T · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- February 24, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Seminole County
- Coordinates
- 31.030, -84.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas
- When
- February 24, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas County
- Coordinates
- 30.830, -84.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Glynn
- When
- February 24, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Glynn County
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -82.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Toombs
- When
- February 24, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Toombs County
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -82.420
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 24, 19791.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 24, 19792 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 24, 19790.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Louisiana, February 24, 19792 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, February 24, 19791 event
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: 9997776, 9997777, 9997778, 9997779.