Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- June 29, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Royston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -83.120
Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 29, 1999
A severe thunderstorm downed a couple trees in Royston, then snapped a flag pole and blew several large limbs off trees in Bowersville.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm downed a couple trees in Royston, then snapped a flag pole and blew several large limbs off trees in Bowersville.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- June 29, 4:22 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Bowersville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -83.080
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, June 29, 1999
- High Wind in Ohio, June 29, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 29, 1999
- Wildfire in California, June 29, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 29 to 30, 1999
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 29 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 29, 1999
- Tornadoes in Colorado, June 29, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 29 to 30, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 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: 5703569, 5703971.