Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- May 21, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, Martin
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.483, -83.183
Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 21, 2000
A severe thunderstorm produced damaging straight-line winds which blew a few trees down and the tops out of some pine trees.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced damaging straight-line winds which blew a few trees down and the tops out of some pine trees.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 21, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, May 21, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Waterspout in Florida, May 21 to 22, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 21, 2000
- Heat in California, May 21 to 23, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Heat in California, May 21 to 23, 2000
- Hail in Minnesota, May 21, 2000
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, May 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: 5144928.