Georgia, 2000Flooding and Lightning Strike in Georgia, September 1, 2000
September 1, 2000 · NWS FFC · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- 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.
Lightning, Cherokee
- When
- September 1, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Canton
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Cherokee Tribune reported that lightning struck a home on Canton Street. The lightning was believed to have started a fire in the kitchen. The resulting fire completely destroyed the entire home and all of its contents. All of the residents escaped injury.
Flood, Polk
- When
- September 1, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Rockmart
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Polk county 911 center reported that high water on U.S. Highway 278 and Georgia Highway 113 caused several accidents. No damage estimate was provided.
Flood, Haralson
- When
- September 1, 5:09 PM EST
- Where
- Haralson County, Buchanan
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Haralson county 911 center reported that water was flowing across several roads in the city, but no road closures were reported.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 23, 20005 deaths · 48 events
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 20005 deaths · 23 events
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 20003 deaths · 37 events
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 20001 death · 38 injured · 5 events
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000$240 million · 24 events
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000$161 million · 32 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, September 1, 20001 death · 1 injured · $70,000 · 1 in hail · 16 events
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000$102 million · 23 events
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 30, 2000$60 million · 6 events
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2000$23 million · 1 event
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 25, 2000$1.9 million · 1 event
- Wildfire in Montana, September 1 to 12, 20003 injured · $160,000 · 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: 5158444, 5158442, 5158443.