Georgia, 2001

Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 25, 2001

May 25, 2001 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 25, 1:22 PM EST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 1:22 PM EST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
222 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2001

ZFP:
DENSE SMOKE HAS BEEN THE STORY TODAY...STRONG CAP AND SSW FLOW HAS
MADE FOR AN UNUSUAL DAY IN SAVANNAH WHERE VSBYS HAVE BEEN AROUND 1/2
MILE WITH RESTRICTED VERTICAL VISIBILITIES...KEEPING TEMPS WELL
BELOW GUIDANCE. RAIN CHANCES IN THE SHORT TERM CONTINUE TO LOOK
QUITE MINIMAL. WILL CARRY A 20 POP MOST ZONES TONIGHT TO BLEND WITH
PREVIOUS PACKAGE. A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE IS FORECAST TO
PASS THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY...WITH THE SRN PART OF THE
VORT DRAGGING ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA. MOISTURE IS QUITE LIMITED ONCE
AGAIN...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION WITH THIS
FEATURE AND WILL FORECAST A 20 POP NORTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER ON
SATURDAY.

SATURDAY NIGHT...BTWN SHORT WAVES AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED.
SUNDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...TIMING CONCERNS WITH SEVERAL SHORT WAVES
ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE ERODING CUT-OFF LOW TO THE N. WILL JUST
LEAVE A SLIGHT CHC OF SHOWERS/TSTMS ON SUNDAY AS THE FIRST SHORT
WAVE APPROACHES AND MENTION A CHC MON-WED GIVEN UNCERTAINTIES.

CWF: WILL CONTINUE TRENDS OF SLY COMPONENT...OCNLY SE OR SW DEPENDENT
ON TIME OF DAY AND WHETHER YOU ARE IN OUR SRN/NRN WATERS. SPEEDS
MAINLY AOB 15 KT WITH SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

FCSTID = 24
CHS   67  86  62  85 /  20  20  10  20
SAV   64  86  61  85 /  10  10  10  20
CHL   72  84  69  83 /  20  20  10  20
NBC   66  85  64  84 /  20  20  10  20
RBW   63  85  59  86 /  20  20  10  20

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch

When
May 25, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Bulloch County, Stilson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.333, -81.550

Several large trees uprooted.

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.

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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: 5244299.