Georgia, 2000Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 20, 2000
April 20, 2000 · NWS FFC · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Whitfield
- When
- April 20, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Whitfield County, Dalton
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 34.767, -84.950
North Georgia Electric reported thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree in Dalton. The tree knocked down a power line.
Hail, Whitfield
- When
- April 20, 5:36 PM EST
- Where
- Whitfield County, Dalton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.767, -84.950
A HAM radio operator reported nickel size hail in Dalton with possible minor damage to a car.
Hail, Whitfield
- When
- April 20, 5:37 PM EST
- Where
- Whitfield County, Waring
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.833, -84.967
A HAM radio operator reported widespread dime and some nickel size hail in Waring.
Hail, Gilmer
- When
- April 20, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer County, 7 mi SW of Ellijay
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.633, -84.567
Gilmer county 911 center reported dime size hail at Carters Lake, about 7 miles southwest of Ellijay.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- April 20, 7:55 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Austell
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -84.633
The public reported dime size hail.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 20, 20001 death · 5 injured · $411,000 · F1 · 28 events
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 20001 death · $30,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 20, 20001 injured · $3.0 million · F1 · 35 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 20, 2000$830,000 · 1.75 in hail · 21 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 20, 2000$470,000 · 77 kt wind · 28 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, April 20, 2000$535,000 · 55 kt wind · 13 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000$900,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 2000$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flooding and Hail in Michigan, April 20, 20002 injured · $80,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000$240,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, April 20, 2000$200,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Missouri, April 20, 2000$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
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: 5137565, 5137566, 5137567, 5137568, 5137569.