Strong Wind, Elbert
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Georgia, November 9 to 10, 2000
Gusty winds, between 30 and 40 mph at times, caused scattered trees to fall through the day. Winds were generally below advisory criteria, but many rotted trees and limbs fell because of the overall windy and rainy conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- 6
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.
Gusty winds, between 30 and 40 mph at times, caused scattered trees to fall through the day. Winds were generally below advisory criteria, but many rotted trees and limbs fell because of the overall windy and rainy conditions.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Franklin
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Habersham
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Hart
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Rabun
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Stephens
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 9, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, November 9, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, November 9, 2000
- High Wind in Kentucky, November 9, 2000
- High Wind in Ohio, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, November 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, November 9, 2000
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, November 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: 5160406, 5160407, 5160408, 5160409, 5160410, 5160411.