Georgia, 2001

Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 14, 2001

June 14, 2001 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 1:55 PM EST, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:55 PM EST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
255 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2001

A WELL DEFINED SEA-BREEZE FRONT THIS AFTN IS LIGHTING UP THE LOCAL
88-DS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH INTO SE AL AND SW GA WARRANTING THE MENTION
OF EVENING POPS IN TONIGHTS FCST. EXPECT MOST CONVECTION TO
DISSIPATE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. ELSE...MODELS CONTINUE TO PROG A
RETURN TO DRIER DAYS DESPITE THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT THIS
WEEKEND. AVN MODEL HAD BEST HANDLE ON POSITION AND INTENSITY OF THE
LOW ASSOCIATED WITH REMNANTS OF ALLISON SO WL LEAN TOWARDS AVN FOR
FCST. SFC HI CENTERS IN NRN GULF FRI PRODUCING MORE OF A WEST WIND
FRI WHICH IS STILL FAVORABLE FOR SEA BREEZE TRIGGERED TSTMS WITH
CONVERGENCE GREATEST OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES. THE AXIS OF THE
WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS THE AREA FRI WITH A BROAD
UPPER RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING AND TRY TO PUSH THROUGH THE CWA
SAT AFTN. DESPITE THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE AREA ONLY
SLGT CHC TO CHC POPS INDICATED IN GUIDANCE. AVN TAKES FRONTAL
BOUNDARY THROUGH THE CWA SUN AND THEN STALLS IT ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS. NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS UNTIL LATER IN THE WEEKEND BEHIND
THE FRONT WHEN DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO FILTER IN. NO MARINE
HIGH-LIGHTS THIS FCST PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE HANGS ON OVER THE
WATERS UNTIL SATURDAY.

EXTENDED...NORTH WINDS SUNDAY WILL VEER TO EASTERLY ON TUE AND SELY
ON WED. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED SUN WITH SLGT CHC POSSIBLE LATE MON AND
A RETURN TO CLIMATOLOGICAL CHANCES AFTER TUE.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...

TLH  071/094 071/094 2323
PFN  076/089 076/088 1213
DHN  072/092 072/092 2323
ABY  072/094 072/093 2323
VLD  071/095 072/093 2323

.TLH...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt

When
June 14, 2:22 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where
Colquitt County, Northwest Portion
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.250, -83.883

Downed trees blocked Highway 37. Trees and power lines down along Sylvester Drive and Old Albany Way. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter.

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.

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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: 5251187.