Thunderstorm Wind, Ben Hill
- When
- August 23, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ben Hill County
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -83.250
Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 23, 1985
2 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
- 2
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
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt
- When
- August 23, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Colquitt County
- Coordinates
- 31.180, -83.800
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
- Tornado in Kansas, August 23, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 23, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 23, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 23, 1985
- Hail in Texas, August 23, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 23, 1985
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 23, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 23, 1985
- Hail in Nebraska, August 23, 1985
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1985Every state in 1985This day in weather history
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: 9995898, 9995899.