Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- March 15, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, Evans
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -82.130
Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 15, 1996
On March 15th, a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the state producing large hail and damaging winds. Many trees and powerlines were taken down.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
On March 15th, a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the state producing large hail and damaging winds. Many trees and powerlines were taken down.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:12 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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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: 5569721.