Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2000

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2000
Start: 2000-07-28T12:16
End: 2000-07-28T19:28
Location: Georgia

July 28, 2000 · NWS FFC · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $70,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When: July 28, 12:16 PM EST
Where: Twiggs County, Jeffersonville
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.683, -83.350

The Twiggs county Sheriff reported trees down on Henderson Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bleckley

When: July 28, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Bleckley County, 5 mi N of Cochran
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.450, -83.350

The public reported that 3 barns were severely damaged.

Hail, Bibb

When: July 28, 1:35 PM EST to 1:40 PM EST
Where: Bibb County, Macon
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.817, -83.650

The Bibb county Sheriff reported 1.5 inch diameter hail on Rocky Creek Drive at Bloomfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Twiggs

When: July 28, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Twiggs County, Bullard
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.633, -83.500

The Twiggs county 911 center reported 10 to 15 trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 28, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Washington County, 5 mi SW of Tennille
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.883, -82.867

The Washington county 911 center reported two trees down on Tennille-Oconee Road.

Lightning, Washington

When: July 28, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Tennille
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Washington county 911 center reported that two homes were struck by lightning. The extent of the damage was not known.

Thunderstorm Wind, Towns

When: July 28, 7:28 PM EST
Where: Towns County, 3 mi SSE of Hiawassee
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.733

The Towns county 911 center reported three trees down, one on Georgia 75 and two on Fodder Creek Road just northwest of Macedonia.

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.
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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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: 5154853, 5154855, 5154854, 5154856, 5154857, 5154858, 5154859.