Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt
- When
- May 28, 10:15 AM EST to 10:20 AM EST
- Where
- Colquitt County, Berlin to Norman Park
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 31.070, -83.630
Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 28, 1996
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Norman Park to Berlin. A total of five houses and mobile homes received some damage.
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
- $10,000
- 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 TAE wrote it up.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Norman Park to Berlin. A total of five houses and mobile homes received some damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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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- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 28, 1996
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- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 28, 1996
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- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, May 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 28, 1996
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: 5553310.