3 high wind, 2 lightning, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:01 UTC.
3 high wind, 2 lightning, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Forsyth County News reported that lightning struck and set on fire HLB Custom Cabinets at 2680 Friendship Road in Cumming. The building was completely destroyed.
The Haralson county 911 center reported that U.S. Highway 27 was under one foot of water just north of Interstate 20 between Waco and Bremen.
On September 22, around 7 am CDT, tropical storm Helene moved on shore near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The storm tracked northeastward, weakening to a tropical depression as it neared Dothan, Alabama around 1 pm. By 4 pm, the remnants of tropical storm Helene were located just southeast of Columbus, Georgia. The storm began moving quickly northeastward, passing near Macon during the evening and moving out of Georgia near Augusta before midnight. Maximum sustained winds with this storm in Georgia were only 30 mph, with higher gusts. Hence wind damage was minimal. Emergency management directors and local newspapers reported some downed trees and power lines, particularly in Baldwin, Washington, and Bibb counties as the circulation center passed through the area during the late afternoon. Much of this was caused by the strong winds combined with saturated soils weakening the root systems of shallow rooted trees, particularly pines. In Bibb county, numerous trees and power lines were knocked down by the wind and a large metal awning on an old building in downtown Macon was blown down and destroyed. At Sandersville, in Washington county, a large tree limb was blown onto a car, busting out the windshield. There were also several reports of tree limbs down on power lines around Washington county, but no major problems.Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches were common along and near the path of the storm, with isolated reports over 5 inches. However, flooding was minimal because of a longstanding drought in the region. Some of the heavier rainfall amounts from Middle Georgia associated with the storm included 4.24 inches at Warrenton, 3.41 inches at Washington, 3.27 at Louisville, 3.03 at Lumpkin, 2.73 at Macon, and 2.40 at Butler. Columbus only reported 1.09 inches of rain. Rainfall amounts across north Georgia, including the Atlanta and Athens area, were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range. Streams, rivers, and lakes were easily able to absorb the moisture.
The Muscogee county 911 center reported that lightning set a tree on fire in the extreme southern part of the county near Fort Benning.
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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: 5174355, 5174351, 5174354, 5174353, 5174352, 5174350.