Thunderstorm Wind, Haralson
- When
- August 18, 12:15 PM EST
- Where
- Haralson County, Bremen
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -85.150
WGMI radio reported several trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 1997
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:14 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- August 18, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Hulett
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -84.930
Thunderstorm winds knocked a couple of power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin
- When
- August 18, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Baldwin County, Milledgeville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -83.230
Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down a massive elm tree about 20 inches in diameter. A 60 foot tall flag pole at a car dealership was also was also knocked down and fell over a car and a truck causing some damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Treutlen
- When
- August 18, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Treutlen County, Soperton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -82.600
Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- August 18, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 3 mi S of Higgston
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -82.470
Altamaha EMC reported thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down on power lines.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 18, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, August 18 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, August 18, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, August 18 to 20, 1997
- Rip Current in Florida, August 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 18, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 18, 1997
- Hail in Idaho, August 18, 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: 5611289, 5611291, 5611294, 5611290, 5611292.