Thunderstorm Wind, Whitfield
- When
- July 17, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Whitfield County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -84.870
Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 17, 1980
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 7
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.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gordon
- When
- July 17, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gordon County
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -84.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- July 17, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Coordinates
- 34.870, -83.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Spalding
- When
- July 17, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Spalding County
- Coordinates
- 33.250, -84.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- July 17, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Coordinates
- 33.050, -84.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Troup
- When
- July 17, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Troup County
- Coordinates
- 33.030, -85.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke
- When
- July 17, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clarke County
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -83.330
What these are
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 17, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 17, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 17, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 17, 1980
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 1980
- Hail in Virginia, July 17, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 17, 1980
- Hail in Colorado, July 17, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 17, 1980
- Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, July 17, 1980
- Hail in Missouri, July 17, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 17, 1980
More
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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: 9996748, 9996749, 9996750, 9996751, 9996752, 9996753, 9996754.