Georgia, 2000

Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 25, 2000

June 25, 2000 · NWS FFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
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.

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:42 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Paulding

When
June 25, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Paulding County, Dallas
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that a woman was injured when lightning struck the computer on which she was working.

What these are

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: 5151789.