Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- March 7, 4:54 AM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Goeshen
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -81.970
Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
An intense microburst caused $2 million in damage to 25 homes in Goeshen GA which is just south of Augusta. Nearly a thousand trees were damaged or destroyed, with 400 of those being on a golf course.
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
- $2.0 million
- 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.
An intense microburst caused $2 million in damage to 25 homes in Goeshen GA which is just south of Augusta. Nearly a thousand trees were damaged or destroyed, with 400 of those being on a golf course. The damaged area of homes was 1/4 by 1/2 mile in size.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:51 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
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 7 to 8, 1996
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, March 1996
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: 5569715.