Strong Wind, Murray
- When
- February 15, 10:00 PM EST to February 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Georgia, February 15 to 16, 1998
Surface winds associated with a tight pressure gradient blew at 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts over north Georgia and particularly in the Murray and Fannin county areas. The winds did considerable damage to a few buildings and trailers.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $70,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Surface winds associated with a tight pressure gradient blew at 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts over north Georgia and particularly in the Murray and Fannin county areas. The winds did considerable damage to a few buildings and trailers. Rain and a few thunderstorms added to the already saturated soil conditions. Trees were blown out of the wet ground. Power was lost due to downed power lines. Some 4000 residents were without power until 7 am.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Fannin
- When
- February 15, 10:00 PM EST to February 16, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fannin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Storm Surge in Mississippi, February 15, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 15 to 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 15, 1998
- Flooding in Alabama, February 15, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 15, 1998
- Winter Weather in Wyoming, February 15 to 16, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 15, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 15 to 16, 1998
- Storm Surge in Louisiana, February 15, 1998
- Flooding in Illinois, February 15 to 26, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 15 to 16, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 1998
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: 5633405, 5633406.