Georgia, 1999

Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 29, 1999

June 29, 1999 · NWS FFC · 34 events in 24 counties and zones

22 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$236,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
34

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.

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Event by event

22 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
June 29, 12:40 PM EST
Where
Jasper County, Monticello
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.300, -83.680

Jasper county 911 reported trees down.

Hail, Dade

When
June 29, 1:05 PM EST
Where
Dade County, Trenton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.870, -85.500

The public reported dime size hail.

Hail, Baldwin

When
June 29, 1:22 PM EST
Where
Baldwin County, Milledgeville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.080, -83.230

A skywarn spotter reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dade

When
June 29, 1:25 PM EST
Where
Dade County, 5 mi SW of Trenton
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.820, -85.570

The Dade county sheriff reported trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
June 29, 1:30 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Deepstep to Sandersville
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.020, -82.920

Washington county 911 reported trees down in Deepstep and Sandersville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
June 29, 1:45 PM EST
Where
Jefferson County, Wrens
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.200, -82.380

The Wrens police department reported trees down and power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gilmer

When
June 29, 1:55 PM EST
Where
Gilmer County, 4 mi SE of Ellijay
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.670, -84.430

The Ellijay police department reported trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Upson

When
June 29, 2:25 PM EST
Where
Upson County, Thomaston
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.900, -84.330

Upson county 911 reported trees blown down by thunderstom winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
June 29, 3:05 PM EST
Where
Harris County, Oak Mtn
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.750, -84.720

Harris county 911 reported trees and power lines knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
June 29, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Cherokee County, Canton to 6 mi E of Canton
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.230, -84.580

Cherokee county 911 reported power lines down and the public reported a few large tree limbs down.

Hail, Jackson

When
June 29, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, Maysville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.250, -83.570

The public reported nickel size hail.

Hail, Banks

When
June 29, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Banks County, Homer
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.330, -83.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Banks

When
June 29, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Banks County, Homer
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.330, -83.500

The public reported dime size hail and a large oak tree and some pine trees blown down.

Hail, Forsyth

When
June 29, 4:05 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, 2 mi S of Cumming
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.170, -84.150

Forsyth county 911 reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When
June 29, 4:05 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, Cumming
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.200, -84.150

The public reported a few trees blown down. Forsyth county 911 reported power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barrow

When
June 29, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Barrow County, Bethlehem
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.930, -83.720

Barrow county 911 reported power lines blown down.

Hail, Fulton

When
June 29, 4:19 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Alpharetta
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.070, -84.300

The public reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Gwinnett

When
June 29, 4:24 PM EST
Where
Gwinnett County, Suwanee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.050, -84.070

The public reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
June 29, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, Jefferson
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
34.120, -83.570

Jackson power company reported power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When
June 29, 4:40 PM EST
Where
Wilcox County, Rochelle
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.950, -83.450

Wilcox county 911 reported trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crisp

When
June 29, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Crisp County, Cordele
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.970, -83.780

Crisp county 911 reported trees were blown down.

Hail, Oglethorpe

When
June 29, 5:17 PM EST to 5:22 PM EST
Where
Oglethorpe County, Arnoldsville to 3 mi of Crawford
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.930, -83.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Oglethorpe

When
June 29, 5:17 PM EST to 5:22 PM EST
Where
Oglethorpe County, Arnoldsville to 3 mi of Crawford
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.930, -83.250

The public reported quarter size hail and a few large limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
June 29, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Clayton County, Forest Park
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.620, -84.370

Clayton county 911 reported pine trees blown down. One fell on a car.

Hail, De Kalb

When
June 29, 6:33 PM EST
Where
De Kalb County, Chamblee
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.880, -84.300

The public reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Fulton

When
June 29, 6:45 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Union City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.570, -84.550

The public reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When
June 29, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Clayton County, Riverdale
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.570, -84.420

Clayton county 911 reported a lot of power lines blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
June 29, 7:00 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Kenwood to Fayetteville
Property damage
$175,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.520, -84.430

Severe thunderstorm winds began causing damage in northern Fayette county around 8 PM local time, where there was damge to a house and trees were down. The storm produced damage south along highway 85 and in Fayetteville, where most of the damage occurred. Roofs were torn off buildings, trees were uprooted and fell onto cars, and power lines were strewn over roads and yards. One woman was trapped in her car as debris from a roof fell onto her vehicle and power lines were downed around the scene. She was not injured. A church on Courthouse Square in Fayetteville was hit by a falling tree as well. The face of the clock tower on the square was cracked slightly. Roof damage to the Fayetteville pharmacy was estimated at $55,000 to $65,000, with another $15,000 damage inside the store. The computer store next door suffered water damage due to a damaged roof allowing water to leak in. Two Fayetteville police officers reported seeing a funnel cloud north of Fayetteville.

Lightning, Fayette

When
June 29, 7:00 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Fayetteville
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fires caused by lightning strikes damaged the attic of one home, destroyed an outbuilding at another, and caused minor damage at a couple of other places.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley

When
June 29, 7:15 PM EST
Where
Bleckley County, Cary
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.520, -83.300

Bleckely county 911 reported trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
June 29, 8:00 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Peachtree City
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.420, -84.450

Fayette county 911 reported several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
June 29, 8:05 PM EST
Where
Pulaski County, 2 mi W of Finleyson
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.130, -83.530

Pulaski county 911 reported numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coweta

When
June 29, 8:10 PM EST
Where
Coweta County, Thomas Xrds
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.400, -84.680

Coweta county 911 reported numerous trees blown down.

Hail, Coweta

When
June 29, 8:35 PM EST to 8:40 PM EST
Where
Coweta County, Newnan to Sharpsburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.370, -84.800

There were 2 public reports of dime 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.
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.

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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: 5702775, 5702776, 5702777, 5702879, 5701538, 5701539, 5701540, 5701541, 5701542, 5701543, 5701544, 5701545, 5701546, 5701547, 5701548, 5701639, 5701640, 5701641, 5701642, 5701643, 5701644, 5701645, 5701646, 5701647, 5701648, 5701649, 5701650, 5701651, 5701755, 5701652, 5701653, 5701654, 5701753, 5701754.