Thunderstorm Wind, Webster
- When
- April 27, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Webster County, Weston
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 31.980, -84.620
Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 27, 1997
Public reports received from Webster county indicated damaging thunderstorms winds and an apparent tornado. Reports relayed through the Birmingham NWSFO, the Webster county sheriff's office,and the Webster county EMC indicated there was damage to a pecan orchard, trees, a barn, power lines and farm equipment near Georgia Highway 520 and Center Point Road.
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
- $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.
Public reports received from Webster county indicated damaging thunderstorms winds and an apparent tornado. Reports relayed through the Birmingham NWSFO, the Webster county sheriff's office,and the Webster county EMC indicated there was damage to a pecan orchard, trees, a barn, power lines and farm equipment near Georgia Highway 520 and Center Point Road.
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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- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 27, 1997
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- Hail in Texas, April 27, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 27, 1997
- Hail in Arkansas, April 27, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 27, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 27, 1997
- Hail in Louisiana, April 27, 1997
- Hail in Louisiana, April 27, 1997
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: 5594602.