Georgia, 2001

Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 7, 2001

June 7, 2001 · NWS JAX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 7, 1:40 PM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 1:40 PM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
240 PM EDT THU JUN 07 2001

UPPER RIDGE OVER AREA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTH FRIDAY ALLOWING
MOISTURE FROM T.D. ALLISON TO CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO AREA.  MODELS
KEEP PRECIPITABLE WATER AOA 2 INCHES THROUGH SATURDAY AND WILL
CONTINUE WITH HIGH POPS.  UPPER PATTERN AMPLIFYS OVER N.A. THIS
WEEKEND AND OUR FLO ALOFT WILL BECOME NW SUNDAY WHICH SHOULD BEGIN
TO DRY US OUT SOMEWHAT.  COLD FRONT MAY REACH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
SUNDAY BUT WILL BE DISSIPATING.  UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER SE STARTING
MONDAY SO NEXT WEEK EXPECT MORE TYPICAL JUNE TEMPS AND POPS.  WENT
CLOSER TO MAV POPS AS NGM POPS STILL LOOK TOO LOW.

MARINE...AVN MUCH STRONGER AND FURTHER SOUTH WITH VORTICITY MAXIMUM
AND SURFACE LOW OVER SC THIS WEEKEND.  THUS AVN WIND FIELDS ARE
STRONGER OVER OUR WATERS.  PREFER ETA AND WILL CONTINUE WITH WINDS
UP TO 15 KNOTS.  NO HEADLINES.

PRELIM
AMG 70/88/70/87 5867
SSI 73/88/73/88 6867
JAX 71/89/71/89 6867
GNV 70/89/71/89 5867 04

.JAX...
.FL...NONE.
.GA...NONE.

MZ

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:08 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Glynn

When
June 7, 7:10 PM EST
Where
Glynn County, Sterling
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.213, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Glynn

When
June 7, 7:10 PM EST
Where
Glynn County, Sterling
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
31.267, -81.550

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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: 5255324, 5255325.