Thunderstorm Wind, Rabun
- When
- February 13, 11:45 PM EST
- Where
- Rabun County, 4 mi NW of Pine Mtn
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 34.983, -83.233
Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
Severe thunderstorms added a boost to already strong gradient winds, resulting in wind damage around the midnight hour. A microwave tower was blown down near Sky Valley in Rabun county.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
Severe thunderstorms added a boost to already strong gradient winds, resulting in wind damage around the midnight hour. A microwave tower was blown down near Sky Valley in Rabun county. Trees were blown down in Habersham and Hart counties.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:43 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham
- When
- February 13, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.617, -83.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- February 14, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Bowersville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.367, -83.083
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
- Tornadoes in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 13 to 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 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: 5132431, 5132432, 5132433.