Georgia, 2000Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 27, 2000
March 27, 2000 · NWS FFC · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $52,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- March 27, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, 3 mi ESE of Scott
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.533, -82.617
The sheriff's office in Emanuel county reported thunderstorm winds knocked trees and power lines down in Johnson county just west of Adrian near Highway 80W.
Thunderstorm Wind, Emanuel
- When
- March 27, 5:32 PM EST
- Where
- Emanuel County, 3 mi N of Norristown
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.550, -82.500
The Emanuel county sheriff's office reported thunderstorm winds knocked trees and power lines down between Norristown and Swainsboro on Highway 221 South.
Tornado, Toombs
- When
- March 27, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Toombs County, 3 mi W of Stanleys Store
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.167, -82.317
Sight survey by NWS personel verified that a weak tornado briefly touched down along a 1/4 to 1/3 mile long path in southeast Toombs county. The storm destroyed a mobile home and 3 vehicles in an open area. Thirty to forty trees alongside the open area were uprooted or snapped off. The storm path varied 100 to 200 yards wide.
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 27, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 27, 2000$35,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 27, 2000$17,000 · 0.75 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 27, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 27, 2000$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 27, 2000$12,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 27 to 29, 20004 events
- Hail in Georgia, March 27, 20001.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Louisiana, March 27, 20000.75 in hail · 2 events
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 27 to 28, 20002 events
- Hail in Louisiana, March 27, 20001 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 27, 200052 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5132850, 5133310, 5133311.