Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- August 18, 6:30 PM EST to 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, Southwest Portion
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.667, -84.233
Some trees and power lines down. Reported by the Lee County EMA.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- 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
- $5,000
- 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.
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Turner
- When
- August 18, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Turner County, Rebecca
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -83.483
Some trees and power lines down. Reported by the Turner County EMA.
Hail, Turner
- When
- August 18, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Turner County, Rebecca
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -83.483
Quarter size hail. Reported by the Turner County EMA.
Thunderstorm Wind, Irwin
- When
- August 18, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Irwin County, Irwinville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.650, -83.383
Numerous trees down. Reported by the Irwin County EMA.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood and Hail in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, August 18, 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: 5155378, 5155380, 5155381, 5155379.