Thunderstorm Wind, Jenkins
- When
- March 4, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Jenkins County, Millen
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.533, -81.933
Coop observer reported several trees and power lines down.
Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 4, 2001
10 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 Mar 3, 8:55 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 8:55 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
855 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2001
FCST RIGHT ON TRACK WI LRG AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FM SC
BACK INTO AL MOVG EWD ACRS RGN MOST OF THE NGT. SVR THREAT STL PSBL
FOR SE GA AS BST MSTR CNVRG AND INSTAB AXIS WL MOVE INTO THIS AREA
OVRNGT. DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES TO ZONE FCST OTR THAN TO ADD
HEADLINE FOR TORNADO WATCH 47 FOR POINTS W AND S OF SAV RVR.
CWF...WL TWEAK INIT CONDS OTRW NO CHANGES PLANNED.
FCSTID = 14
CHS 64 78 48 58 / 100 70 30 10
SAV 65 76 46 60 / 90 60 20 10
CHL 66 78 49 58 / 100 70 30 10
NBC 65 78 47 59 / 100 70 30 10
RBW 62 76 46 56 / 100 70 30 10
.CHS...
GA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
60 NM.
SC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SAVANNAH GA
OUT 20 NM.
WOODWORTHThe radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:15 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Candler
- When
- March 4, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Candler County, 2 mi N of Metter
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.183, -81.933
Trees and large branches down
Thunderstorm Wind, Tattnall
- When
- March 4, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Tattnall County, Reidsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.667, -81.817
Several trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch
- When
- March 4, 12:20 AM EST
- Where
- Bulloch County, Portal
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.383, -81.667
Large limbs down and damage to a building.
Thunderstorm Wind, Evans
- When
- March 4, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Evans County, 1 mi NW of Claxton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.517, -81.550
Large limbs down and damage to a roof along highway 129.
Thunderstorm Wind, Screven
- When
- March 4, 12:40 AM EST
- Where
- Screven County, Rocky Ford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.533, -81.483
Coop observer reported damage to several farm buildings.
Thunderstorm Wind, Screven
- When
- March 4, 1:05 AM EST
- Where
- Screven County, 1 mi W of Oliver
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -81.933
Several trees and numerous large branches down,
Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch
- When
- March 4, 1:05 AM EST
- Where
- Bulloch County, Brooklet
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.367, -81.283
Several large limbs down and damage to a detached garage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham
- When
- March 4, 1:10 AM EST
- Where
- Effingham County, 2 mi W of Kildare
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.433, -82.067
Few trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham
- When
- March 4, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Effingham County, 2 mi E of Springfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.083, -82.117
Several trees 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Storm Surge and High Wind in California, March 4, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 4 to 6, 2001
- High Wind in California, March 4 to 5, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 4 to 7, 2001
- Flooding in Texas, March 4 to 12, 2001
- Flood in Louisiana, March 4 to 26, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, March 4, 2001
- Flooding in Louisiana, March 4 to 12, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, March 4, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 4, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 4, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 4, 2001
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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: 5234511, 5234512, 5234513, 5234514, 5234515, 5234516, 5234297, 5234517, 5234298, 5234299.