Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- July 13, 7:26 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, Martin
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.483, -83.183
Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 13, 2000
A severe thunderstorm blew down power poles along Hwy 17.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm blew down power poles along Hwy 17.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:26 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- Heat in Kansas, July 13, 2000
- Flash Flood in Virginia, July 13, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 13, 2000
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, July 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, July 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 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: 5176652.