Georgia, 1986Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 16, 1986
August 16, 1986 · NWS ATL · 10 events in 6 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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, Floyd
- When
- August 16, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -85.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- August 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -85.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb
- When
- August 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cobb County
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -84.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett
- When
- August 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gwinnett County
- Coordinates
- 33.970, -84.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -84.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb
- When
- August 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cobb County
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -84.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- August 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Forsyth County
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -84.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- August 16, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Forsyth County
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -84.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett
- When
- August 16, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gwinnett County
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -83.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Hall
- When
- August 16, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hall County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -83.830
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 16, 19866 deaths · 2 injured · 61 kt wind · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 16, 19862.75 in hail · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 19862 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 16, 198661 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 16, 19861.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 16, 19861 event
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 16, 198661 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 16, 198652 kt wind · 1 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: 9995116, 9995117, 9995118, 9995119, 9995120, 9995121, 9995122, 9995123, 9995124, 9995125.