Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 27, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 27, 2000
Start: 2000-08-27T15:30
End: 2000-08-27T15:45
Location: Georgia

August 27, 2000 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:30 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tift

When: August 27, 3:30 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
Where: Tift County, Countywide
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.450, -83.550

A severe thunderstorm swept through Tift County and blew down numerous trees, billboards, awnings and power lines. A large portion of a shelter fell on a vehicle at a gas station in Tifton. Minor damage to a car dealership on Highway 82 east of Tifton. A warehouse office trailer in Tifton was blown over on its side. Reported by the Tifton Gazette.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, August 2000

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: 5155389.