Georgia, 2001

Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 21, 2001

June 21, 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
$500
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 21, 7:30 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 7:30 PM EST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
830 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001

ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION CONTINUES ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA ATTM...WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY OCCURRING OVER MY
ALABAMA ZONES. MAIN CONCERN IS CONVECTION TO THE WEST WHICH IS
MOVING EASTWARD...BUT INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT HAS BEEN DECREASING IN
INTENSITY DURING THE PAST HOUR OR SO. CURRENT ZONES HAVE 20 PERCENT
POPS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THIS EVENING AND THINK THIS STILL LOOKS
GOOD FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. WILL BASE THE EVENING UPDATE TO
THE ZONES ON RADAR TRENDS.

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST LOOKS FINE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
EXPECTED.

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

MOLLERE

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When
June 21, 9:30 PM EST
Where
Grady County, Whigham
Property damage
$500
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.883, -84.317

A few trees blocking the intersection of State Road 179 and U.S. Highway 84. Reported by the Grady County 911.

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: 5251137.