Thunderstorm Wind, White
- When
- July 22, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- White County, Helen
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -83.720
The police radio tower in Helen was bent over due to thunderstorm winds.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 22, 1999
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 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
- $53,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 Greer radar (KGSP), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lumpkin
- When
- July 22, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lumpkin County, Dahlonega
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -83.980
Lumpkin county 911 reported trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lumpkin
- When
- July 22, 3:52 PM EST
- Where
- Lumpkin County, 2 mi E of Dahlonega
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -83.950
Lumpkin county 911 reported trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson
- When
- July 22, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Dawson County, Juno
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.470, -84.200
Dawson county 911 reported trees were blown down.
Lightning, Cobb
- When
- July 22, 5:14 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Marietta
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A newspaper reported a fire started by lightning damaged several apartments at the Falls of Bells Ferry apartments.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- July 22, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, 2 mi N of Marietta
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -84.550
The public reported nickel size hail.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Dakota, July 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 22 to 23, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, July 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, July 22, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 1999
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: 5707852, 5707851, 5707853, 5707854, 5707856, 5707855.