Strong Wind in Georgia, February 3 to 4, 1998

Name: Strong Wind in Georgia, February 3 to 4, 1998
Start: 1998-02-03T10:00
End: 1998-02-04T18:00
Location: Georgia

February 3 to 4, 1998 · NWS FFC · 23 events in 22 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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.

Strong surface winds knocked down scattered to numerous trees across the area. The tightening pressure gradient between a strong low pressure moving out of the gulf and high pressure to the northeast produced northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts near 45 mph. Trees falling onto houses and fences caused a lot of damage. Power outages resulted from trees falling onto power lines. Nearly saturated soil conditions and additional heavy rainfall were largely to blame for the trees being blown over. The winds diminished some overnight, but were again almost as gusty on the 4th before weakening by early evening.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

23 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Pickens

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Banks

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Madison

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Douglas

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Barrow

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Walton

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Oconee

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Cherokee

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Bartow

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Paulding

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Rockdale

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Carroll

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Douglas

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Forsyth

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, De Kalb

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: De Kalb forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Cobb

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Gwinnett

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Jackson

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Clarke

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, North Fulton

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: North Fulton forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, South Fulton

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: South Fulton forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Hall

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Dawson

When: February 3, 10:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (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

Every storm in Georgia in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5627172, 5627173, 5627174, 5627175, 5627176, 5627177, 5627178, 5627179, 5627180, 5627181, 5627182, 5627183, 5627184, 5627185, 5627186, 5629288, 5629289, 5629290, 5629291, 5629292, 5629293, 5629294, 5629295.