Georgia, 2001

Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 30, 2001

July 30, 2001 · NWS JAX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$13,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 30, 2:00 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 2:00 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
300 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2001

PUBLIC...SHOWERS HV BEEN MOST NUMEROUS ALONG THE STATE LINE IN
CONVERGENCE AREA BETWEEN WNW WINDS ACRS SE GA AND WSW WINDS ACRS NE
FL. THIS BAND OF ACTIVITY SHLD SAG SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TONIGHT AND HV
RANGED POPS FM 30% N TO 60% S. TUE...E TO NE FLOW BCMS ESTABLISHED
ACRS THE FA AS FRNT PUSHES INTO CNTRL FL...MODELS ALL LINGER SOME
DEEP LAYER RH N OF THE FRNTL POSN...AND 12Z MESOETA SHOWING GUD CONV
ALONG GULF SBRZ IN SRN CWA SO WL GO WITH LKLY POPS THERE AND RANGE
TO ONLY 20% ACRS NRN CWA. WL ADD BRZY TO CSTL ZONES AS ELY WINDS OF
15-20 MPH SHLD MIX DOWN THERE TUE AND WED. TUE NGT/WED...ENE FLOW
CONTS WITH SLGT CHC POPS N AND CHC POPS S FOR AFTN/EVE
CONVECTION...WITH FOCUS BEING IN THE SRN CWA WHERE MOISTURE RETURNS
AND GULF/ATLC SBRZS MEETING. WITH ENE FLOW AND SPEED CONVERGENCE MAY
CONT TO SEE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS AT THE BEACHES TUE NGT.
XTNDD...DEEP ELY FLOW CONTS BTWN HI PRES TO THE N AND TROP WAVE TO
THE S THRU SATURDAY. FLOW ABATES SUN/MON AND TURNS TO THE
S...ALLOWING FOR A SLIGHT WARM-UP.

MARINE...FOCUS IS ON UPCOMING NE FETCH BEHIND FRNTL PASSAGE LATE
TONGT. COAMPS MODEL SHOWING SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BY WED AM
ALONG CW...AND NEW NWW III SHOWING 5 TO 7 FT. WL GO WITH SEAS BLDG
TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NGT AND 6 TO 8 FT ON WED...AND WL HEADLINE WITH SCA
POSSIBLE BY TUE NGT...SIMILAR TO CHS THINKING. WINDS APPEAR TO MAX
OUT AT 15-20 KTS...SO SCA WL BE BASED ON SEAS. XTNDD...VERY SLOW
SUBSIDING TO SUB SCA CONDS.

FIRE WX...NO CONCERNS.

PRELIM
AMG 72/90/68/89 3212
SSI 76/85/76/86 3212
JAX 73/88/72/88 4423
GNV< 73/89/71/89 5634

.JAX...
.GA...NONE.
.FL...NONE.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When
July 30, 4:33 PM EST
Where
Pierce County, 3 mi N of Blackshear
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.359, -82.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down along SR-203.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brantley

When
July 30, 5:14 PM EST
Where
Brantley County, Waynesville
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
31.233, -81.800

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Glynn

When
July 30, 5:15 PM EST
Where
Glynn County, Thalmann
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
31.283, -81.700

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
July 30, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Mt Pleasant
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.433, -81.683

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When
July 30, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Camden County, Waverly
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
31.100, -81.717

Large trees and power lines were blown down along HWY 17.

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

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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: 5257588, 5257585, 5257584, 5257587, 5257586.