Georgia, 2006

Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 14, 2006

March 14, 2006 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • 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
$5,000
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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 14, 8:55 AM EST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 8:55 AM EST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
855 AM EST TUE MAR 14 2006

.DISCUSSION...NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS REPRESENTING THE COLD FRONT
EXTENDS NE TO SW FROM NEAR FITZGERALD GEORGIA TO MEXICO BEACH. WILL
UPDATE GRIDS AND ZONES SHORTLY TO REMOVE POPS BEHIND THIS LINE. THE
CLOUDS SHOULD STAY WITH US MOST OF THE DAY AND ALONG WITH THE COLD
AIR ADVECTION...MAX TEMPS MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN REACHED AT SEVERAL
LOCATIONS.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS & SEAS AT THE BUOYS ARE CURRENTLY STAYING BELOW
SCEC. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SUDDENLY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND
MAY SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF ADVISORY CRITERIA BEFORE SETTLING IN THE
SCEC RANGE. THE MOBILE BUOY IS CURRENTLY REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 27 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 31 KTS. WILL MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE SCA
HEADLINE ON THE UPDATE.

&&

.AVIATION...RAIN CHANCES ARE DWINDLING FOR OUR AREA AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES SO THIS WILL BE MAINLY A LOW CLOUD AND WIND SHIFT EVENT.
TAFS SHOW A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE CIGS WITH THE WIND SHIFT...
ALTHOUGH CLOUDS WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR OUT UNTIL THIS EVENING.
MVFR FLIGHT CAT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
TO VFR BY THE AFTERNOON AT MOST SITES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VLD
WHERE VFR CONDITIONS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY
VFR CAT FOR DHN SINCE THE FRONT HAS ALREADY PASSED THROUGH AL.

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY ALL AREAS LOW RH VALUES.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY ALL AREAS LOW RH VALUES.

&&

PUBLIC/MARINE...BARRY
AVIATION...HICKS

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt

When
March 14, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Colquitt County, 4 mi N of Ellenton
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.217, -83.600

An unoccupied mobile home was flipped over. Several trees were blown down. Reported by the Colquitt County EMA.

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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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: 5490507.