Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett
- When
- April 28, 3:30 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gwinnett County, Norcross to Suwanee
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -84.220
Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 28, 1997
Severe thunderstorm winds knocked numerous trees down between Norcross, Duluth and Suwanee.
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
- $2,000
- 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.
Severe thunderstorm winds knocked numerous trees down between Norcross, Duluth and Suwanee.
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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- Tornado in Florida, April 28, 1997
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- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, April 28 to 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 28, 1997
- Flooding in Tennessee, April 28 to 29, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, April 28, 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: 5594617.