Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 30, 2000

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 30, 2000
Start: 2000-07-30T15:00
End: 2000-07-30T19:25
Location: Georgia

July 30, 2000 · NWS FFC · 14 events in 12 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $93,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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 Atlanta radar (KFFC), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:22 UTC.

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Cobb

When: July 30, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb County, Powder Spgs
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that a house was set on fire on Hollow Stream Trail off Old Lost Mountain Road. No one was injured in the incident.

Lightning, Paulding

When: July 30, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, Dallas
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Channel 2 (WSB TV) in Atlanta reported that a child was struck and injured by lightning.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When: July 30, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Hall County, 3 mi E of Gainesville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.300, -83.783

The public reported some trees down.

Hail, Hall

When: July 30, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Hall County, 3 mi E of Gainesville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.300, -83.783

The public reported quarter size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dade

When: July 30, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Dade County, Trenton
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.867, -85.500

The Dade county 911 center reported some trees down in the road and on a power line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When: July 30, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Walker County, Rossville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.967, -85.283

The Walker county 911 center reported some trees down on Lytle Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: July 30, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Newton County, Porterdale
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.567, -83.900

The Newton county 911 center reported trees and power lines down on Flat Shoals Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When: July 30, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Baldwin County, 6 mi NW of Milledgeville
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.150, -83.300

The Baldwin county 911 center reported trees and power lines down.

Hail, Baldwin

When: July 30, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Baldwin County, 6 mi NW of Milledgeville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.150, -83.300

The Baldwin county 911 center received reports of dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clayton

When: July 30, 6:31 PM EST to 6:35 PM EST
Where: Clayton County, Conley
Property damage: $35,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.650, -84.317

The public reported trees down from in Conley and Morrow. At one residence in Morrow, the trees were reported to be down on a van and across the side of the house.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: July 30, 6:35 PM EST
Where: De Kalb County, 3 mi SW of Snapfinger
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.650, -84.233

The De Kalb county 911 center reported trees and power lines down in the extreme southern part of the county near the Clayton county line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 30, 6:35 PM EST
Where: Henry County, 1 mi S of Scarboroughs Xrds
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.617, -84.217

The Henry county 911 center reported trees and power lines down in the extreme northwest part of the county on Fairview Road.

Hail, Fulton

When: July 30, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Roswell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.017, -84.367

The public reported golfball size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gwinnett

When: July 30, 7:25 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett County, Duluth
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.000, -84.150

The public reported trees down on the deck of a home.

What these are

Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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.

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, 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: 5155201, 5155202, 5155189, 5155190, 5155191, 5155192, 5155193, 5155194, 5155195, 5155196, 5155197, 5155198, 5155200, 5155199.