Strong Wind, North Fulton
- When
- April 8, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- North Fulton forecast zone
- Injuries
- 13 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Georgia, April 8, 2000
A strong cold front moved through north and central Georgia during the late morning and afternoon. A tight pressure gradient produced strong surface winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 40 to 45 mph in many locations.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 13
- Property damage
- $12,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved through north and central Georgia during the late morning and afternoon. A tight pressure gradient produced strong surface winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 40 to 45 mph in many locations. In Atlanta, the wind blew down a 60 foot tree, which was rotten in the center. The tree injured 13 people at the Dogwood Arts Festival at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. In addition, a golf cart and three tents were crushed by the tree. A TV station in Macon reported downed trees and power outages in various spots throughout Bibb county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Bibb
- When
- April 8, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bibb forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, April 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 8, 2000
- High Wind in New York, April 8, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Virginia, April 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 8, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in New Jersey, April 8, 2000
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 8, 2000
- Strong Wind in Maine, April 8 to 9, 2000
More
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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: 5137564, 5137272.