Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 12, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Americus
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.070, -84.230
The Sumter county sheriff's office reported several trees down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 12, 1999
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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
- $63,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Marion
- When
- August 12, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Buena Vista
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -84.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 12, 5:15 PM EST to 5:23 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Buena Vista
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -84.520
The Marion county sheriff's office and the 911 office reported several trees and power lines down. There was also a report of 3/4 inch hail.
Hail, Coweta
- When
- August 12, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coweta County, 2 mi W of Newnan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -84.830
Coweta county 911 reported dime size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta
- When
- August 12, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coweta County, 2 mi W of Newnan
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -84.830
The newspaper reported thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on power lines in the Welcome Road area, causing power outages for about 200 customers.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- August 12, 8:00 PM EST to 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Bowdon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -85.250
The public and a fire station reported 3/4 inch hail.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- August 12, 8:14 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Mt Zion
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -85.180
The public reported 11/2 to 2 inch diameter hail.
Lightning, Carroll
- When
- August 12, 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Bowdon
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Fire caused by lightning destroyed a 102 year old church.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- August 12, 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Bowdon
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -85.250
Wooden trusses for a new church were blown down during a strong thunderstorm.
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
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- Tornado in Illinois, August 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, August 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 12, 1999
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: 5714352, 5714353, 5714354, 5714355, 5714356, 5714357, 5714358, 5714360, 5714359.