Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta
- When
- July 17, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coweta County, Newnan
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -84.800
A couple of trees were knocked down.
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 17, 1997
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $201,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Cobb
- When
- July 17, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Powder Spgs
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck the roof of a home on Brookton Pass. A fire began in the attic area and spread. Although most of the damage was to the roof, smoke and water filled the rest of the structure. However most of the occupants possessions were saved by neighbors.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane in Louisiana, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 17, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 17, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, July 17 to 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 17, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 1997
- Hail in Missouri, July 17, 1997
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 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: 5608883, 5608884.