Georgia, 1999

Tornado and Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 28, 1999

June 28, 1999 · NWS FFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 lightning, 1 tornado, 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$75,000
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.

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:02 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Clayton

When
June 28, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Clayton County, Jonesboro
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two workers were treated when lightning struck near the construction site for the new Clayton county jail and courthouse. They were not hit directly by the lightning, but were stunned.One was treated at the scene, while the other was taken to the hospital and released.

Tornado, Treutlen

When
June 28, 9:04 PM EST to 9:05 PM EST
Where
Treutlen County, Soperton
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$75,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.380, -82.600

Treutlen county 911 and newspaper reports indicated that a tornado was responsible for damage in Soperton. Several buildings suffered roof damage. An 18 wheeler tractor-trailer was overturned, and a 2 ton antique jail wagon was pushed off a concrete display slab. Trees were also uprooted. A deputy sheriff reported seeing the funnel as it touched down on Third Street.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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: 5702774, 5702773.