Georgia, 2000Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 11, 2000
August 11, 2000 · NWS FFC · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hall
- When
- August 11, 12:20 AM EST
- Where
- Hall County, 6 mi NE of Gainesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.367, -83.767
The Hall county 911 center reported quarter size hail at East Hall County High School, about halfway between Gainesville and Lula.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hall
- When
- August 11, 12:30 AM EST to 12:45 AM EST
- Where
- Hall County, 4 mi NNE of Gainesville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.350, -83.800
The Hall county 911 center reported wind damage at Clarks Bridge Park.
Lightning, Bartow
- When
- August 11, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Bartow County, 2 mi W of Cartersville
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that lightning set fire to a storage building west of Cartersville. Hay was stored in the building. However, the firefighters were able to put the fire out before the fire reached the hay at one end of the building.
Lightning, Gwinnett
- When
- August 11, 12:55 AM EST
- Where
- Gwinnett County, Sugar Hill
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that lightning set a house on fire. The damage was confined mainly to the roof of the house.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, August 11, 20002 deaths · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 11 to 12, 20002 injured · $18 million · 96 kt wind · 14 events
- Flash Flooding in Connecticut, August 11 to 12, 2000$6.0 million · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 11, 2000$1.3 million · 3 in hail · 28 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 11, 2000$200,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 11, 2000$215,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 11, 2000$106,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 11, 2000$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 11, 2000$17,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 11, 2000$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 11, 2000$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 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: 5156623, 5156622, 5156624, 5156625.