Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham
- When
- August 24, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham County, Baldwin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -83.567
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, August 24, 2000
A severe thunderstorm blew down a few trees in Baldwin and intense lightning strikes started a couple of fires. Lightning from a strong thunderstorm 30 minutes later struck a residential home and chicken house.
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
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 blew down a few trees in Baldwin and intense lightning strikes started a couple of fires. Lightning from a strong thunderstorm 30 minutes later struck a residential home and chicken house. The chicken house full of chicks was destroyed.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:30 UTC.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Habersham
- When
- August 24, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham County, Baldwin
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Habersham
- When
- August 24, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham County, 6 mi W of Clarkesville
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Oregon, August 24, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 24, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 24, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, August 24, 2000
- Flash Flood in California, August 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 24, 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: 5170699, 5170700, 5170792.