Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- March 6, 9:17 AM EST to 9:40 AM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Atlanta
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 33.770, -84.400
Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 6, 1996
Straight-line thunderstorm winds damaged one unit of an apartment complex near Sylvan Road and Lakewood Freeway. Windows were blown out in several nearby businesses and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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 FFC wrote it up.
Straight-line thunderstorm winds damaged one unit of an apartment complex near Sylvan Road and Lakewood Freeway. Windows were blown out in several nearby businesses and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:19 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.
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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: 5547384.