Georgia, 1999

Heat and Hail in Georgia, August 1, 1999

August 1, 1999 · NWS FFC · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

1 heat, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heat, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Coweta

When
August 1, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Coweta forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 14 year old quadriplegic boy died of heat stroke. Electricity had been turned off 2 days earlier to the house his family had just moved into and the utility company was unaware of the move.

Hail, Lumpkin

When
August 1, 6:07 PM EST
Where
Lumpkin County, Dahlonega
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.530, -83.980

The public reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gordon

When
August 1, 6:31 PM EST to 6:46 PM EST
Where
Gordon County, Sugar Vly to Calhoun
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.550, -85.020

Gordon county 911 reported trees and power lines down.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heat, Coweta1999-08-0114MalePermanent HomeDirect

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5714348, 5714346, 5714347.