Georgia, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 9, 2001

July 9, 2001 · NWS FFC · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 9, 10:03 AM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 10:03 AM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1103 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2001

CURRENT FCST LOOKS GOOD. WILL MAKE TWO MINOR CHANGES TO ADD HUMID TO
THE ZONES FOR THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100...AS
DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHS FROM 90 TO 95 TO CAUSE
THE HEAT INDEX TO BE 96 TO 102F. SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS MAIN POOLING OF
DEWPOINTS HAS SHIFTED WESTWARD TODAY FROM OH/TN VALLEY INTO SOUTHERN
IA/NORTHERN MO INTO CENTRAL IL. IN OUR AREA...JUST A WIDESPREAD AREA
OF DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S WITH NO DEFINED DEWPOINT POOLING. MORNING
SOUNDING SHOWS CAP STRENGTH HAS WEAKENED FROM 5.5C SUNDAY TO AROUND
2C TDY. STILL...IT WILL TAKE TEMPS WELL INTO 90S BEFORE THIS BREAKS.
WILL LEAVE ISOLATED STORMS IN AFTERNOON ZONES...BUT SO WARM ALOFT
AND BEST 850 THETA-E RIDGE IS STILL TO OUR NORTH THAT ANYTHING IS
EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED. PARAMETERS WHICH SUPPORTED MCS DEVELOPMENT
NORTH OF 2US SUN...HAVE WEAKENED SOME.

.ATL...
GA...NONE.

OUR DETAILED COUNTY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT FOUS52 KFFC
OUR AREA FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CITIES IS AVAILABLE
AT FLUS42 KFFC

The radar

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fannin

When
July 9, 2:33 PM EST
Where
Fannin County, 15 mi E of Mc Caysville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.983, -84.100

A trained spotter reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When
July 9, 2:33 PM EST
Where
Fannin County, 15 mi E of Mc Caysville
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.983, -84.100

A trained spotter reported that a tree was down on and blocking Georgia Highway 60. In addition, a power line was also down in the same area.

Hail, Bartow

When
July 9, 5:32 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
Where
Bartow County, White
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.283, -84.750

The public provided numerous reports of hail ranging in size from dime to half-dollar size hail in White to dime to golf ball size hail in Cartersville. Two cars were damaged in Cartersville by the large hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bartow

When
July 9, 5:32 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where
Bartow County, White
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.283, -84.750

The Bartow county 911 center, as well as the Cartersville Daily Tribune, reported that several trees were blown down. The Rome News Tribune reported that at least 20 trees were blown down across Bartow county. The Bartow county Emergency Manager reported that one tree fell on an older house in Cartersville causing extensive damage to the house. There were also some power lines blown down as well as trees blown down on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
July 9, 6:10 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
Where
Cherokee County, Woodstock
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$750
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.100, -84.517

The public reported that two trees were blown down on Arnold Mill Road and the Cherokee county 911 center reported that several large size tree branches were knocked down in town as well.

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When
July 9, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Paulding County, Countywide
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
33.933, -84.883

The Greystone Electric Management Cooperative reported that trees were down on power lines which caused numerous power outages throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cobb

When
July 9, 6:18 PM EST
Where
Cobb County, Smyrna
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported that a large tree was blown down at a private residence.

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When
July 9, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Floyd County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.317, -85.250

The Rome News Tribune, as well as the Floyd county 911 center, reported that numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down all across the county by thunderstorm winds, especially from Cave Spring to Rome. Trees were even down on some of the major thoroughfares around Cave Spring. Technology Parkway was blocked by a fallen pine tree. A few of the downed trees also took down power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
July 9, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Polk County, Cedartown
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.017, -85.250

The Rome News Tribune reported that eight large trees were down in Cedartown. The public reported that these were blocking some roads in the city.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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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: 5261540, 5261541, 5261451, 5261534, 5261535, 5261537, 5261536, 5261538, 5261539.