Georgia, 2000

Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, March 30, 2000

March 30, 2000 · NWS FFC · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

3 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

3 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dooly

When
March 30, 2:50 AM EST
Where
Dooly County, Vienna
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.100, -83.783

The Dooly county Sheriff reported dime size hail in Vienna.

Flash Flood, Crisp

When
March 30, 10:30 AM EST
Where
Crisp County, Cordele
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Crisp county 911 reported several streets in Cordele closed because of high water. A newspaper reported over 4 inches of rain in a few hours. A car was swept into a drainage ditch and the driver climbed to safety.

Flash Flood, Dooly

When
March 30, 10:30 AM EST
Where
Dooly County, Byromville
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dooly county 911 reported flooding of city streets in Byromville and Georgia Highway 230 in the county.

Flash Flood, Wilcox

When
March 30, 10:30 AM EST
Where
Wilcox County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wilcox county 911 reported water over some roads in the county.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5133312, 5133313, 5133314, 5133315.