Georgia, 2001

Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 6, 2001

June 6, 2001 · NWS CAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 6, 1:17 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 1:17 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
217 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2001

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. SERIES OF S/WVS MOVE
THROUGH THE CWA DURING THE NEXT 48HRS WITH CDFNT MOVING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT.  TIMING HAS BEEN SLOWING WITH THE PAST
SEVERAL RUNS AND WILL KEEP A 20 POP IN FOR SATURDAY MORNING BASED ON
THIS TREND.  TEMPS WILL BE NEAR MOS WITH NO SIG DEVIATIONS.

FCSTID = 2
CAE   72  92  72  86 /  30  40  40  50
AGS   69  90  70  86 /  30  40  40  50
SSC   70  92  70  86 /  30  40  40  50
OGB   71  92  71  86 /  30  40  40  50

.CAE...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
June 6, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Lincoln County, Lincolnton
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.783, -82.483

EM reported trees and powerlines down in and around the Lincolnton area. Street flooding also occurred with locally heavy rainfall.

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: 5246647.