8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 15, 2:15 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 215 AM EST THU MAR 15 2001 EXCELLENT RAIN MAKER IN PROGRESS WILL PASS BY QUICKLY THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE AND A SHORT WAVE PASS BY THE AREA. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE SKIRTS N GA TONIGHT AS THE MAIN COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE AS STRONG DYNAMICS COME TOGETHER OVER THE S HALF OF THE STATE. TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 230 AM. ATL 65 50 68 40 / 100 20 10 10 AHN 65 50 70 40 / 100 20 10 10 GVL 64 50 68 40 / 100 20 10 10 RMG 64 47 64 36 / 100 10 10 10 CSG 72 52 72 42 / 100 10 10 10 MCN 72 52 74 42 / 80 10 10 10 .ATL... GA...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL GA UNTIL 800 AM. BDL
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-150615- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 951 PM EST WED MAR 14 2001 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OVERNIGHT... ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE LOUISIANA COAST WITH A WARM FRONT EAST ACROSS FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NORTHEAST ALABAMA THURSDAY MORNING WHILE THE WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH TO CENTRAL GEORGIA...EXPECT INCREASING INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE GENERALLY ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. ALSO...THERE COULD BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE. THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAGRANGE TO PERRY TO MCRAE AFTER 4 AM. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL RETURN RAPIDLY TO GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. A LOW LEVEL JET OF 60 TO 70 KNOTS COMING OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL TRANSPORT THE MOISTURE AND OVERRUN THE COOLER MORE STABLE AIR AT THE SURFACE TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL SPREAD OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE SUFFICIENT LIFT AHEAD OF THE LOW AND FRONT TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THE AREA OF RAIN. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH...CAPES WILL REMAIN BELOW 400 AND LIFTED INDICES WILL REMAIN ABOVE ZERO TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Harris county 911 center reported several trees and power lines down.
A storm spotter reported several trees down in Manchester, one of which was down on Georgia Highway 190.
The Columbus Ledger Enquirer newspaper, Columbus television station WTVM, as well as local emergency management officials reported widespread storm damage to much of the Historic District and surroundings areas of Columbus. The damage was caused by a strong gust front preceding a line of early morning thunderstorms. Wind gusts of 61 mph were measured by the ASOS unit at the Columbus airport, but winds were believed to have gusted to near 80 mph in the downtown Historic District of Columbus. Extensive and widespread damage occurred to trees, power lines, and structures throughout the Columbus area, particular in the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Brown Avenue areas. Martin Luther King Boulevard, as well as Columbus thoroughfares north of Victory Drive and south of Peachtree Mall, were strewn with fallen oaks, splintered pines, and other debris, temporarily blocking traffic. Damage consisted of 47 trees, some of which were very large, old oak trees, 17 power lines, and 20 traffic lights. One home was badly damaged when a large oak tree fell across the roof, barely missing the occupant sleeping inside. Damage was also reported at the Columbus RedStixx baseball park where the awning of the office was ripped off, 2 dugouts roofs were damaged, and 3 sets of bleachers were blown on to the playing field. In addition, a firefighter on his way to a call was injured when a power line junction box was blown down and through the window of his fire truck.
The Talbot county Sheriff's department reported that trees were down on some roads in Talbotton and a roof was blown off a carport. Power was reported to be out countywide.
The Georgia Highway Department reported several trees down in the city of Manchester.
The Upson county 911 center reported several trees down in random areas across the county. In Thomaston, two trees were down across Birdsong Road and another was down on Triune Mill Road. In addition, a satellite dish was blown off its pedestal on Birdsong Road.
The Pike county 911 center reported that two roads were flooded in the county. Campground Road was reported to be impassable.
The Crawford county 911 center reported power lines and trees down along with trees blown down on power lines.
The Monroe county 911 center reported that several trees were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, March 2001
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: 5238971, 5238972, 5239099, 5238975, 5238973, 5238976, 5238974, 5238977, 5238978.