Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 21, 1994

Name: Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 21, 1994
Start: 1994-05-21T15:00
End: 1994-05-21T18:00
Location: Georgia

May 21, 1994 · 21 events in 14 counties and zones

21 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $753,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

21 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: May 21, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Dawson County, Dawsonville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and numerous power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: May 21, 3:15 PM EST
Where: White County, Cleveland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds toppled several trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett

When: May 21, 4:00 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Snellville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds thoughout county with Snellville hardest hit.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: May 21, 4:00 PM EST
Where: White County, Covington
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: May 21, 4:10 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
Where: De Kalb County, Lithonia
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several power lines and large trees were downed by thunder- storm winds throughout county with Lithonia hardest hit.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: May 21, 4:15 PM EST
Where: De Kalb County, Macon
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large trees were downed in North Macon from thunder- storm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: May 21, 4:38 PM EST
Where: De Kalb County, Marietta
Measured: 1 kt (1 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power line were toppled by thunderstorm winds near the I-75/I-285 interchange. At Naval Air Station - Atlanta, located in Marietta, thunderstorm winds also ripped a tent from its moorings which damaged the tail section of a B-52 bomber. Over 200 Cobb county residents were without power for at least three hours from downed trees on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: May 21, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Roswell
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butts

When: May 21, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Butts County, Jackson
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three large trees and several power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: May 21, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Henry County, Stockbridge
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines were downed on United States 23 between Stockbridge and McDonough from thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Spalding

When: May 21, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Spalding County, Griffin
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunder- storm winds. About 60 electrical customers were without power for at least two hours.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: May 21, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Atlanta
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines were downed in the Buckhead area of Atlanta and in Grant and Chastain Parks near Downtown. At least 20,000 residents were without power for nearly two hours.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When: May 21, 5:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Clayton County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees, street signals and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds throughout the county with Jonesboro the,hardest hit.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: May 21, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, Fayetteville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines were downed on Georgia Highway 92 between Woolsey and Inman.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: May 21, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, Buckhead
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunder- storm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: May 21, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Roswell
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down along Hightower Trail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: May 21, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, Peachtree City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Robinson Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta

When: May 21, 5:22 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Coweta County, Newnan
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six large trees and a few power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: May 21, 5:28 PM EST
Where: Douglas County, Douglasville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meriwether

When: May 21, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Meriwether County, Greenville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A couple of large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meriwether

When: May 21, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Meriwether County, Woodbury
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunder storm winds.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, May 1994

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: 10319209, 10320953, 10318913, 10320954, 10319215, 10319216, 10319217, 10318861, 10319478, 10319083, 10321353, 10318862, 10319383, 10319550, 10320789, 10318879, 10319551, 10318822, 10319390, 10321292, 10321293.