Georgia, 2001

Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 5, 2001

June 5, 2001 · NWS FFC · 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
$3,000
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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 5, 2:35 PM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:35 PM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
335 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2001

ATMOSPHERE SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE THAN PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT WILL
STILL SEE WIDELY SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON CONVECTION LINGERING INTO
THE EVENING ACROSS MAINLY NORTH GEORGIA. MAY BUMP POPS UP A BIT FROM
NUMBERS LISTED BELOW BY THE TIME I ISSUE ZONES BASED ON LAST MINUTE
RADAR/SATELLITE TRENDS. BEST RAIN CHANCES COME IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY AS UPPER FLOW BECOMES NORTHWEST WITH TROUGH DIGGING
INTO THE EAST COAST. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES IN THURSDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIRMASS MOVING IN FOR FRIDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
SHOULD KEEP SCATTERED CONVECTION IN FOR FRIDAY. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY
FOR NOW BUT SOME LINGERING POPS MAY BE NEEDED IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA DEPENDING ON SOUTHERN PUSH OF THE FRONT. NEXT
SURFACE BOUNDARY PUSHES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED POPS. END OF
THE EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS DRY.

FCSTID = 20
ATL   67  87  67  80 /  20  50  60  70
AHN   65  87  68  82 /  20  50  60  70
GVL   66  86  68  81 /  20  50  60  70
RMG   67  88  66  81 /  20  50  60  70
CSG   68  88  70  85 /  10  30  40  60
MCN   67  89  -69  86 /  10  30  40  60

.ATL...
GA...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
June 5, 6:11 PM EST to 6:37 PM EST
Where
Houston County, Perry
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.450, -83.733

The Houston County Emergency Management Director reported that a tin roof was blown off a building two miles west of Perry and a few limbs were blown off trees in Perry.

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: 5255450.