Thunderstorm Wind, Toombs
- When
- March 30, 10:15 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Toombs County, Cedar Crossing
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -82.400
Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 30, 1997
The Toombs county EMA director reported numerous trees down in Cedar Crossing and along highway 56 in the southern part of the county from Cedar Crossing to Johnson Corner. Power lines were blown down, two chimneys were blown off of a house and the roof was blown off of an equipment shed at an onion processing facility.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- 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.
The Toombs county EMA director reported numerous trees down in Cedar Crossing and along highway 56 in the southern part of the county from Cedar Crossing to Johnson Corner. Power lines were blown down, two chimneys were blown off of a house and the roof was blown off of an equipment shed at an onion processing facility. A barn was also demolished. There were two unconfirmed reports of tornadoes.
The radar
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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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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: 5605343.