Georgia, 2001

Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 26, 2001

June 26, 2001 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
325 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2001

RETURNING TO MORE OF A TYPICAL SUMMER PATTERN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
THE UPR LOW CONTINUES TO RETROGRADE AND THE BERMUDA HIGH BUILDS W
INTO THE CWA. NO SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE ENERGY IS EXPECTED FOR NEXT
FEW DAYS OTHER THAN WEAK RIPPLES THAT MAY MOVE OUT OF THE GULF AND
NE ACROSS THE CWA. WILL RETURN TO MORE DIURNAL TYPE ACTIVITY FOR THE
MOST PART. WILL GENERALLY NEED TO RELY ON SEABREEZE AND RESULTANT
BNDRIES AS FOCUS FOR ACTIVITY. UPR RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA TO
HELP STABILIZE ATMOSPHERE BUT SHOWERS/TSTMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

CWF...HI PRES BLDG ACRS SC WATERS WL KP FLO LGT SE/E THRU PD WI WVS
3 FT OR LESS. ONLY WDLY SCT/ISOLD PCPN XPCTD WI BST CHC ACRS GA
WATERS WHERE LESS SHEAR EXISTS IN LOW LVLS BY THU.

CHS   71  87  71  87 /  20  30  20  30
SAV   70  87  71  87 /  20  40  30  30
CHL   76  84  76  84 /  20  30  20  30
NBC   73  88  73  87 /  20  30  20  30
RBW   69  89  68  89 /  20  30  20  30

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

SLF/WOODWORTH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 1:46 PM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
246 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....I

0235 PM    3 S SYLVANIA              GA   .88 INCH HAIL
06/26/01   SCREVEN                        REPORTED BY SCREVEN 911
                                          CENTER

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham

When
June 26, 4:15 PM EST to 4:18 PM EST
Where
Effingham County, Marlow
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
32.267, -81.383

Trees and power lines down.

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.

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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: 5253668.