Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 26, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 26, 2000
Start: 2000-05-26T18:30
End: 2000-05-26T18:35
Location: Georgia

May 26, 2000 · NWS FFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
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.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: May 26, 6:30 PM EST to 6:35 PM EST
Where: Houston County, 1 mi SW of Perry
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.433, -83.750

The Houston county 911 center reported an apparent thunderstorm microbust blew the underpinning out from under a mobile home near the intersection of GA 127 and GA 224 about a mile southwest of Perry. In addition, the roof was blown off a metal storage shed. The storm then knocked down a traffic light at the intersection of Elko Road and GA 224 just south-southwest of Perry.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5147435.