High Wind, Miller
- When
- April 11, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Miller forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 31.164, -84.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down on homes.
High Wind in Georgia, April 11 to 12, 1997
Strong winds associated with a mesoscale outflow boundary moved across Southwest Georgia during the early morning hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $16,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Strong winds associated with a mesoscale outflow boundary moved across Southwest Georgia during the early morning hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Seminole
- When
- April 11, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Seminole forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 30.939, -84.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were reported blown down across the county according to the sheriffs office.
High Wind, Dougherty
- When
- April 12, 1:05 AM EST
- Where
- Dougherty forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 31.533, -84.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A wind gust of 52kts was recorded at the Albany airport. SKYWARN spotters reported numerous trees blown down southeast of Albany.
High Wind, Lee
- When
- April 12, 1:34 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -84.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriffs office reported a few trees down.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane and Heavy Rain in Guam, April 11 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11 to 12, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 1997
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: 5592875, 5592876, 5592877, 5592878.