Power Outage in Columbus, GA

Tree down on powerlines along Macon Rd near intersection of S Dixon Dr.

The broadcast media and an amateur radio operator reported trees and power lines blown down from River Road in Green Island Hills to around the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Hamilton Road in Laurel Hills.

The broadcast media and an amateur radio operator reported trees and power lines blown down from River Road in Green Island Hills to around the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Hamilton Road in Laurel Hills.

The local broadcast media reported thunderstorm wind damage to the roof of a storage facility on Blanchard Boulevard between 22nd and 25th Avenues. A tree was blown down in a neighborhood just behind this facility resulting in a power outage.

A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds 85 mph and a maximum path width of 50 yards crossed the Chattahoochee river from Phenix City Alabama into Columbus Georgia. The tornado crossed the river between Rotary Park and 22nd Avenue snapping trees limbs between Victory Drive and Blanchard Boulevard. The tornado moved north damaging a metal awning and several gas pumps at a gas station along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as well as a metal warehouse on Cusseta Road in the Avondale community. Further north a large tree was blown down on 17th Street near 15th Avenue bringing down power lines. No injuries were reported. [04/14/19: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Muscogee, 2019:021].

A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds 85 mph and a maximum path width of 50 yards crossed the Chattahoochee river from Phenix City Alabama into Columbus Georgia. The tornado crossed the river between Rotary Park and 22nd Avenue snapping trees limbs between Victory Drive and Blanchard Boulevard. The tornado moved north damaging a metal awning and several gas pumps at a gas station along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as well as a metal warehouse on Cusseta Road in the Avondale community. Further north a large tree was blown down on 17th Street near 15th Avenue bringing down power lines. No injuries were reported. [04/14/19: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Muscogee, 2019:021].

The local broadcast media and the public reported trees and power lines blown down from the Tsys campus to around the intersection of Macon Road and Auburn Avenue.

The local broadcast media and the public reported trees and power lines blown down from the Tsys campus to around the intersection of Macon Road and Auburn Avenue.

A National Weather Service survey consisting of an analysis of measured wind data, along with reports from Emergency Managers and various other local, state and federal officials, found that tropical storm conditions occurred in the county. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down and some damage to structures. Wind speeds were estimated between 40 and 50 mph.

The Muscogee County 911 center reported numerous trees and a few power lines blown down across the Columbus area. Some locations include Hilton Avenue at 17th Street, Dupree Drive and Laney Drive, and in the Hearthstone neighborhood.

The Muscogee County 911 center reported numerous trees and a few power lines blown down across the Columbus area. Some locations include Hilton Avenue at 17th Street, Dupree Drive and Laney Drive, and in the Hearthstone neighborhood.

The Muscogee County Emergency Manager reported over 100 trees and power lines blown down across the county. Seventy seven reports of trees or large limbs blocking roadways were received and 33 traffic control signals were damaged or downed. Some homes were damaged by falling trees or limbs, however no reports of major damage to structures were received. It is estimated that 15% of customers lost power at some point, most for 10 hours or less. The ASOS at the Columbus Airport measured a 53 mph wind gust. Radar estimated between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell across the county with 3.34 inches measured at Fire Station #2 in Columbus. One minor injury was reported when a woman struck a fallen tree with her car on River Road in Columbus.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down in the East Highlands and Dinglewood areas of Columbus. A sign was also blown down and several glass bus stop shelters were blown over outside of the WRBL TV studios on 13th Street. Several businesses received minor damage and at least 3500 customers were without power for several hours.

A Columbus television news station reported several trees down in north Columbus west of the airport. Georgia Power Company reported around 1700 customers without power.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported about a dozen large trees blown down in Columbus, some onto power lines.

Trees and powerlines down in many locations including around Columbus.

The broadcast media reported trees and power lines blown down on Buena Vista Road near Holly Hills.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported several trees and a few power lines down in the eastern portion of the city of Columbus, mainly along I-185 near highway 27.

The public reported that several trees and power lines were down at the intersection of Standing Boy and Waterford Roads.

Broadcast media and newspaper articles reported numerous trees and power lines down on the northeast side of Columbus, near the Lake Bottom area. A 57-year-old woman was killed when a tree limb fell on her in her back yard at the 1200 block of 16th Street.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were blown down or snapped in the northern part of the county, including in north Columbus. Numerous power outages were reported as well.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were blown down or snapped in the northern part of the county, including in north Columbus. Numerous power outages were reported as well.

The Broadcast Media reported a few trees down on power lines off Lockwood Avenue.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that 10 to 20 trees were blown down across the south side of Columbus, including on Wynnton Road and Matthew Street, where one tree fell on a house. At least 10 power lines were down as well, mostly across Fort Benning Road.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that 10 to 20 trees were blown down across the south side of Columbus, including on Wynnton Road and Matthew Street, where one tree fell on a house. At least 10 power lines were down as well, mostly across Fort Benning Road.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that more than half-a-dozen trees and power lines were down across the county, especially in the Columbus area.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that four trees and five power lines were down on the north side of Columbus.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that one tree and one power line were down on the southeast side of the city of Columbus.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that several large trees and power lines were down or uprooted across Columbus and the suburbs on the north side of Columbus.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that more than six trees and at least one power line were down, mainly across the southern part of Columbus. One home in the south part of Columbus sustained damage from a downed tree.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that more than six trees and at least one power line were down, mainly across the southern part of Columbus. One home in the south part of Columbus sustained damage from a downed tree.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that lightning struck a home in the Columbus area. No specific information pertaining to damages was provided. In addition, lightning took out power to several traffic signals in the city of Columbus.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF1 tornado, which initially touched down in Phenix City - Russell County, Alabama as an EF2 tornado at the intersection of Dillingham and Broad Streets, continued into Muscogee county, Georgia and the city of Columbus. The total tornado path was determined to be approximately four miles in length, two of which fell within Muscogee county, Georgia. The maximum path width was determined to be 250 yards with maximum winds estimated at 105 mph. Damage within Georgia was first observed at Columbus State University. Significant damage was observed to buildings and trees on the campus. The Old Rankin Building, an older building which had been converted to dormitories, suffered substantial damage. From this point, spotty tree, roof, and window damage was observed along the path of the tornado and it continued moving eastward. At the intersection of 13th Street and 13th Avenue, a small utility truck used at a nursery had been picked up and moved at least 25 feet and through a neighboring fence. Minor damage to displays, trees, and plants was also observed in the adjacent nursery. From here to where the tornado lifted near the intersection of Macon Road and Preston Drive in Columbus, hundreds of large mature oak trees were either snapped or uprooted through Lake Bottom Park and Hilton Avenue and Harding Drive. Extensive damage was observed to homes throughout this area, largely a result of the downed trees. Many power lines were down along the path of the tornado as well. Over 100 structures, including homes and businesses, suffered minor to moderate damage.

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF1 tornado, which initially touched down in Phenix City - Russell County, Alabama as an EF2 tornado at the intersection of Dillingham and Broad Streets, continued into Muscogee county, Georgia and the city of Columbus. The total tornado path was determined to be approximately four miles in length, two of which fell within Muscogee county, Georgia. The maximum path width was determined to be 250 yards with maximum winds estimated at 105 mph. Damage within Georgia was first observed at Columbus State University. Significant damage was observed to buildings and trees on the campus. The Old Rankin Building, an older building which had been converted to dormitories, suffered substantial damage. From this point, spotty tree, roof, and window damage was observed along the path of the tornado and it continued moving eastward. At the intersection of 13th Street and 13th Avenue, a small utility truck used at a nursery had been picked up and moved at least 25 feet and through a neighboring fence. Minor damage to displays, trees, and plants was also observed in the adjacent nursery. From here to where the tornado lifted near the intersection of Macon Road and Preston Drive in Columbus, hundreds of large mature oak trees were either snapped or uprooted through Lake Bottom Park and Hilton Avenue and Harding Drive. Extensive damage was observed to homes throughout this area, largely a result of the downed trees. Many power lines were down along the path of the tornado as well. Over 100 structures, including homes and businesses, suffered minor to moderate damage.

The maximum snowfall reported in the county was 2.0 inches, mainly across the northern and eastern sections. A few trees and power lines were down.

The ASOS at the Columbus airport recorded a wind gust of 59 mph. The high winds were associated with a line of showers and a strong low-level jet accompanying a deep upper-level trough sweeping through the region. Columbus television stations and the Columbus Ledger Inquirer reported that dozens of trees and a number of power lines throughout the county, as well as the city of Columbus, were knocked down by the high winds. Approximately 12,000 homes in the Columbus area were left without power for several hours following the wind storm. In addition, the Allstate Insurance Agency on Buena Vista Road lost 20 feet of its metal roof from the high winds.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down in the Columbus area. A few of these landed on power lines. About 250 people were left without power.

The Muscogee County 911 Center and the local news media reported that several trees and power lines were down around the county and especially within the city of Columbus. Trees and power lines were down on Ginny Avenue, Matthews Street, and were blocking Whittlesey Boulevard.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that three trees and a couple of power lines were down on the north side of Green Island Hills near Standing Boy Road and Stillwater Road.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that at least five trees and two power lines were down across mainly the northern and eastern end of the county. One 45-50 foot 16-inch diameter tree was down across a sport utility vehicle at a private residence in the north part of Columbus. Several shingles were blown off a home in Green Island Hills near the Alabama border.

A survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City and the National Weather Service in Calera, Alabama, concluded that an EF2 tornado, that originated in Russell county, Alabama, tracked across northwest and north central Muscogee county. The tornado first touched down in extreme northeast Russell county, Alabama about three miles from the Georgia border, then crossed into extreme southeast Lee county, Alabama, and then entered Georgia as it moved across the north end of Lake Oliver, about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Green Island Hills. The tornado continued to travel east-northeast across north Muscogee county, including the north suburbs of Columbus (Green Island Hills, Brookstone, Autumn Ridge, Hamilton Station, and Old Moon Road), before finally lifting three miles west of Midland in north central Muscogee county. The overall tornado path length was approximately 12 miles, with about nine miles of the tornado path within Georgia. The maximum path width was 300 yards. The heaviest damage occurred in the 6200 block of Brookstone Boulevard just north of U.S. Highway 80 in the northwest part of Columbus. Several homes in this area suffered heavy damage and at least one injury was confirmed. In addition, several commercial buildings on Veterans Parkway sustained substantial structural damage. Windows were blown out, large air conditioning units were tossed about, large metal business signs were blown down, and power poles were twisted and blown down. The Hawthorn Suites on North Lake Parkway was destroyed from roof and water damage. Nearby, the Ramada Inn under construction also suffered considerable damage while a nearby Holiday Inn Express sustained minor damage. In addition, several churches, including Wynnbrook Baptist, Saint Mark's United Methodist, and Old Moon Road Churches were heavily damaged. Hundreds of trees were down in the area, a number of which fell on parked cars. Many power lines were down and thousands were left without power, some for over a day.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that a thunderstorm downburst downed a number of trees throughout the western portion of the county, including much of the Columbus metropolitan area and the northern portions of Fort Benning. The storm tracked roughly along and just east of the Alabama state line. Several power lines were also down as a result of the downed trees and a few homes had also sustained minor structural damage as a result of downed trees. Nearly 4800 people in the Columbus area were left without power for several hours after the storm.

The Muscogee County 911 Center reported widespread damage throughout the county to trees, power lines, and some structures from thunderstorm winds. The Columbus Ledger-Inquirer reported that over 20,000 people in the area were left without power. Dozens of trees were down in the county, with the worst damage reported in the western and northern part of the county. The public reported that a portion of the roof was blown off the Golden Foundries in the north part of Columbus, with at least seven trees down in the vicinity, one on a car. Another tree fell on a trailer home. Wind gusts were measured at 68 mph at the Fort Benning.

The Muscogee County Emergency Management Director reported that a number of large trees, several power lines, and even some traffic signals were down, especially in the city of Columbus. A couple of trees and power lines were also down on homes causing minor damage.

The Columbus Ledger-Inquirer reported that at least 26 trees were blown down or uprooted around the city by thunderstorm winds. Several of these were large trees. Damage was reported to homes and vehicles in the area. Several large trees fell through mobile homes in the Pine Grove Mobile Home Park off Plateau Drive. A 40-50 foot branch fell through the back of one site-built home and another home was split in two by a large downed tree. The tree also damaged an adjacent vehicle. Several large trees were down in the city. Two trees were down on homes, one on Steam Mills Road, and several trees were down in yards. Up to 15,000 residents in the area lost power during the storm.

The Columbus Ledger - Enquirer reported that thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees as well as several large tree branches. One large tree fell on a home on Shannon Drive and another fell on power lines on Cherokee Avenue. At least 10,000 residents in the county were without power for part of the evening.

The public reported that several trees and power lines were blown down from the downtown area to the northeast part of the city near U.S. Highway 80. Several cars were blown off Interstate-185 northeast of Columbus. Wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated in this area.

The Muscogee county 911 center reported that a brief period of strong winds blew down a number of trees and power lines around the county, as well as a large billboard on Interstate 85 at River Road.

An amateur radio operator reported that some power lines were down in Columbus.

The Muscogee county 911 center reported that over 17 reports of trees blown down were received from residents in the city of Columbus. The Columbus-Ledger Inquirer newspaper reported that one home in the historic district of Columbus was destroyed by a large tree that fell on the structure. Most of the homes damaged were on Schomberg Road, Mayo Drive, and Oates Avenue in Columbus. In addition, traffic lights and several power lines were also blown down. Other damage reports from the public included a tree down on a house causing damage and the side blown off a mobile home. Winds on the Columbus airport observation were measured at 39 knots, but most of the damage occurred in the city which is southeast of the airport. At least 3000 homes were left without power during the event.

The Mucsogee county 911 center reported that numerous trees and power lines were down.

The Muscogee county 911 center reported that some trees and power lines were down.

The Fort Benning military police reported that numerous trees and some power lines were down in the southeast part of Columbus.

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 Columbus Enquirer and the public reported numerous trees down countywide, with some on roads and power lines. At least 16 trees were reported down along Chattsworth Road in Columbus, and a large tree blocked traffic at 14th Street and Third Avenue in downtown Columbus. A storm spotter in Columbus clocked the winds at 73 mph with a hand-held Davis turbometer, while the ASOS at the Columbus airport clocked the winds at 53 mph.

A fast, southward moving MCS produced widespread wind damage during the afternoon hours of June 30th, along the Alabama and Georgia state line. The damage (in west-central GA) occurred from Polk County south to around the Columbus area (Muscogee County). Widespread winds of 50-70 mph were either reported or estimated based on the damage, mainly to trees and powerlines.

A powerful storm system moved across the mid-south and southeast United States producing widespread severe weather and numerous tornadoes. In middle Georgia, significant damage from fourteen separate tornadoes was observed. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Across central Georgia, incredibly, no deaths were reported, with only around a dozen minor injuries.

With cold air in place across the southeastern U.S., a deep upper-level trough and associated surface low brought an extended period of moderate to heavy snow across parts of north Georgia beginning the morning of December 8th and continuing through the early morning of December 9th. The snowfall spread south and east overnight on the 8th into the morning of the 9th bringing light to moderate snowfall amounts to the remainder of north Georgia and portions of central Georgia. From the Atlanta metropolitan area northward and westward, many roads became impassable for several hours to over 2 days. Numerous trees and power lines were damaged or downed by the weight of the heavy, wet snow with many customers without electricity for hours if not days.

Tropical Storm Lee formed from a persistent low pressure area off the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts on the south side of a mammoth subtropical ridge centered across the eastern Ohio valley. This occurred during the late few days of August. The system slowly intensified under weak steering currents and moved onshore the Louisiana coast on the 3rd. Tropical Storm Lee was extremely slow moving at this point and consequently dumped excessive rainfall across southeast Louisiana. A sharp upper trough began to take shape in the central U.S. on September 4th as upper energy dug southeast from Canada. As this occurred, the remnants of Lee began to accelerate northeastward in association with the advancing upper trough. The remnants of Lee traveled very quickly along the advancing front, racing across Georgia on the 5th. Rain bands began to affect the area late on the 4th, but most of these were light to moderate. On the 5th, persistent heavy rain impacted northwest Georgia and resulted in minor flooding. Despite widespread rainfall of four to five inches across northwest Georgia with localized six to eight inches, the ongoing drought across the state resulted in minimal impacts of the heavy rain on the area, The bigger problems came during the afternoon of the 5th when an area of strong shear, associated with the remnants of Lee, tracked from southwest to northeast across the area. This combined with an unstable atmosphere as breaks in the clouds allowed temperatures to warm into the lower 80s. Numerous strong thunderstorm cells developed quickly and tracked first from the Columbus area and west central Georgia into northeast Georgia. Strong mesocyclones were indicated in many of these cells and prompted dozens of tornado warnings. However, only one thunderstorm cell actually netted a tornado, which caused considerable damage in Cherokee county, just northwest of Atlanta.||As the outer remnant feeder bands moved away from the area during the mid-evening, the remnant core of Tropical Storm Lee passed by just to the west across northwest Alabama. A two to three hour window of strong winds gusting to 35 to 40 mph were observed in several northwest Georgia counties as this occurred causing damage to dozens of trees and a number of power lines during this time frame.

One of the most significant winter storms to affect north and central Georgia in years, but especially north Georgia, began the evening of January 9th and continued throughout much of the following work week. Snowfall of four to seven inches was common across most of north Georgia north of Interstate-20. From Interstate-20 southward to about 50 miles, snow and sleet accumulations were mostly in the one to two inch range, but mostly freezing rain and some sleet southward for the remainder of central Georgia. For central Georgia, the impact of the event was confined mainly to the 9th and 10th, but north Georgia, north of interstate 20, and especially areas north and northwest of Atlanta, extensive snow and ice lingered throughout the work week. The snow and sleet accumulations were compounded by an extended period of light freezing drizzle into the 11th and nearly a week long period of temperatures remaining at or below freezing.||The significant winter storm was the result of a strong upper disturbance and strong warm advection aloft riding over a residual Arctic air mass that encompassed much of the central and eastern U.S. during this period. The air mass that set the stage for the beginning of the event was located over the northeast U.S. early on the 9th. Temperatures across north and central Georgia early on the 9th were in the teens, with single digits in the northeast mountains. Additional reinforcements of Arctic air were noted during the mid part of the week.||The extensive snow and ice accumulations resulted in significant disruptions to travel and daily activities in the area. Major interstates, roads, and highways were a meer quagmire for two to three days as cars and trucks were unable to navigate hilly sections of the roads covered with a solid sheet of ice covered snow pack. Many roads remained like skating rinks throughout the week. Most schools and many businesses in north Georgia counties were closed throughout the week. Significant disruptions to travel at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport were observed, compounded by simultaneous major winter storms in the northeast U.S. The area was simply unable and unequipped to handle such a major and long lasting winter weather event. Although the majority of winter precipitation fell during the first 12 hours of the event, the duration of below freezing temperatures resulted in an unprecedented impact on the area.||While the event across central Georgia was of significantly less duration becuase of warmer temperatures, significant ice accumulations caused numerous power outages and some downed trees, especially in Johnson, Crisp, and Emanuel counties. Schools were closed even up to two days in many central Georgia counties.||Below are the snow, sleet, and ice accumulations observed in north and central Georgia counties within the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area.||Baldwin county - 1.0 inch of sleet, 0.20 inch of ice accumulation;|Banks county - 6.0 inches of snow, 0.10 inch of ice accumulation;|Barrow county - 6.5 to 7.5 inches of snow, 0.10 inch of ice accumulation;|Bartow county - 6.0 inches of snow, 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Bibb county - 0.5 inch of ice accumulation;|Bleckley county - 1.0 inch of sleet, 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Butts county - 0.50 inch of sleet, 0.10 inch of ice accumulation;|Carroll county - 4.1 inches of snow, 0.10 inch of ice accumulation;|Catoosa county - 6.0 to 7.0 inches of snow;|Chattooga county - 7.0 inches of snow, 1.0 inch of sleet, with an isolated report of 11 inches of snow near Summerville;|Cherokee county - 4.8 inches of snow southeast part of the county to 6.0 inches in the north part;|Clarke county - 5.0 to 6.2 inches of snow, 0.1 inch of ice accumulation;|Clayton county - 4.0 inches of snow, 0.1 inch of ice accumulation;|Cobb county - 4.8 to 5.0 inches of snow;|Coweta county - 2.5 inches of snow, 0.1 inch of ice accumulation;|Crawford county - 0.75 inch of sleet, 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Crisp county - 0.5 inch of ice accumulation;|Dade county - 7.5 inches of snow;|Dawson county - 4.8 inches of snow;|DeKalb county - 4.0 to 4.5 inches of snow;|Dodge county - less than 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Dooly county - 0.5 inch of ice accumulation;|Douglas county - 4.5 inches of snow;|Emanuel county - 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Fannin county - 8.0 to 9.0 inches of snow;|Fayette county - 1.5 inch of snow/sleet, 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Floyd county - 5.0 inches of snow;|Forsyth county - 6.0 inches of snow;|Fulton county - 3.0 inches of snow south part to 4.5 inches of snow north part, less than 0.25 inch ice accumulation;|Gilmer county - 7.0 inches of snow southwest to 9.0 inches of snow northeast;|Gordon county - 5.0 inches of snow;|Greene county - 2.0 inches of snow south to 4.0 inches of snow north;|Gwinnett county - 8.0 inches of snow;|Hall county - 3.2 to 5.0 inches of snow;|Hancock county - approximately 1.0 to 1.5 inches of snow, 0.5 inch of sleet, and less than 0.1 inch of ice accumulation;|Haralson county - 5.0 inches of snow;|Harris county - 0.88 inch of sleet, 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Heard county - 2.0 inches of sleet, 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Henry county - 4.0 inches of snow, less than 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Houston county - 1.0 inch of sleet, 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Jackson county - 5.0 inches of snow;|Jasper county - less than 1.0 inch of snow, 0.5 inch of sleet, and 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Johnson county - 0.50 inch of sleet, 1.0 inch of ice accumulation;|Jones county - less than 0.5 inch of sleet and 0.1 inch of ice accumulation;|Lamar county - approximately 0.25 inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain/freezing drizzle;|Laurens county - 0.50 inch of snow/sleet, 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Lumpkin county - 6.0 inches of snow, 0.50 inch of sleet;|Macon county - 0.75 inch of ice accumulation;|Madison county - 10.0 inches of snow;|Marion county - 0.25 inch of sleet, 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Meriwether county - 1.5 inches of sleet/0.5 inch of ice accumulation;|Monroe county - 1.0 inch of sleet, 0.5 inch of ice accumulation;|Morgan county - 3.5 to 4.0 inches of snow, 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Muscogee county - trace of sleet;|Murray county - 6.0 inches of snow south to 8.0 inches of snow north;|Newton county - 3.5 inches of snow;|Oconee county - 6.2 inches of snow, 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Oglethorpe county - generally 8.0 inches of snow across the county;|Paulding county - 5.0 to 6.2 inches of snow;|Peach county - 1.5 inches of sleet, 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Pickens county - 6.5 inches of snow, 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Pike county - generally 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Polk county - 5.5 inches of snow;|Pulaski county - 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Putnam county - 4.0 inches of snow;|Rockdale county - 2.0 inches of snow;|Schley county - 0.1 inch of ice accumulation;|Spalding county - 1.0 inch of sleet;|Stewart county - 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Sumter county - 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Talbot county - 0.50 inch of sleet, 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Taliaferro county - 2.0 inches of snow south to 3.0 inches of snow north;|Taylor county - 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Telfair county - 0.10 inch of ice accumulation;|Toombs county - 0.10 inch of ice accumulation;|Towns county - 8.0 to 9.0 inches of snow;|Treutlen county - 0.10 inch of ice accumulation;|Troup county - trace of sleet, 0.12 inch of ice accumulation;|Twiggs county - 0.60 inch of sleet, 0.10 inch of ice accumulation;|Union county - 5.0 inches of snow western part to 10 inches of snow eastern part;|Upson county - 0.50 inch of sleet, 0.50 inch of ice accumulation;|Walker county - 7.0 to 8.0 inches of snow;|Walton county - 5.5 inches of snow;|Warren county - 1.5 inches of snow north to a trace south, 0.5 inch or less of sleet, and 0.10 inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain/freezing drizzle;|Washington county - 4.0 inches of snow;|Webster county - 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|White county - 6.0 inches of snow;|Whitfield county - 7.5 inches of snow;|Wilcox county - 0.25 inch of ice accumulation;|Wilkes county - 2.0 inches of snow south to 6.0 inches of snow far north;|Wilkinson county - 1.0 inch of sleet, 0.25 inch of ice accumualation.

Hurricane Ida, which formed in the Caribbean and intensified to a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, moved north from the Caribbean across the central Gulf of Mexico and then inland along the U.S. Gulf coast near Mobile, Alabama early on the 10th. The remnants of the hurricane then moved east-northeast across southern Alabama and southern Georgia before moving off the east coast of the U.S. as a strong surface low pressure area. Heavy rainfall, on the order of four to five inches, was common across north Georgia, with one to two inch amounts across central areas. With the ground totally saturated from several prior months of heavy rainfall, widespread creek, stream, and river flooding was observed over a two to three day period. Because the rain intensity was mostly moderate or less and extended over a period of 18-24 hours, flash flooding events were isolated, with most of the flood events being of the creek, stream, and river flood nature.||The small wind core of Hurricane Ida and its track across land significantly reduced the wind effects of this system on north and central Georgia. Winds were generally in the 15 to 20 mph range with a few stronger gusts. Only Banks county in northeast Georgia observed any wind damage, where a few trees and power lines were blown down.

A vigorous closed upper-level low, with very cold temperatures aloft, continued to intensify as it moved rapidly southeast from the Midwest into the southeast U.S. from the evening of February 28th into the afternoon of March 1st. At the same time, a polar air mass (marked by a 1040+ mb surface high) was spreading southeast from the central Canadian provinces into the eastern half of the U.S. The combination of these events brought a rare late season heavy snow storm to parts of north and central Georgia. Rain early in the morning changed to moderate to heavy snow just before noon on the 1st and spread from west to east across west central, north central, central, east central, and northeast Georgia. Even some thunderstorms and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes were observed during the height of the storm from late morning through mid-afternoon across north central, west central, northeast, and central Georgia. Measurable snowfall was confined to an area generally south of a Buchanan, to Canton, to Gainesville line and north of a Lumpkin, to Americus, to Warner Robins, to Gibson line. Snowfall averaged two to three inches within most of the snow area, but pockets of five to six inches of snow were recorded across parts of west central Georgia from the north side of Columbus, through Pine Mountain and into Troup and Meriwether county. The heaviest snow fell in northeast and parts of east central Georgia where a deformation zone developed on the back side of the departing upper low during the early evening. Snowfall from Lawrenceville, to Athens, to Danielsville averaged six to seven inches. The water content of the snow was high, which resulted in extensive downed trees, power lines, and telephone cables in areas that saw three or more inches of snow. Widespread power outages to thousands of people were observed in the Clarke, Morgan, Oconee, Jackson, and Madison county areas of northeast Georgia. Many residents in this part of the state were left without power for two to three days.||The weight of the more than a half-a-foot of heavy, wet snow caused 14 poultry houses on 11 different farms to collapse. While the majority of this damage was in Madison county, a few chicken houses were also destroyed in Oconee and Morgan counties as well. In Jackson county, damage to overhead netting and cable systems occurred at the Lamar Murphy Park in Jefferson and the West Jackson Park in Hoschton.||In addition to the heavy snow, strong northwest winds developed across the region as the snow departed and a large Arctic high pressure system moved southeast from the northern plains. The gusty 25 to 30 mph northwest winds caused several trees and power lines to be blown down in Bartow county. Two homes in Cartersville were damaged when trees fell on the structures.||Finally at least one injury was reported as a result of slick roads across the area. A 21-year old male suffered an indirect weather-related injury when his Dodge Pickup truck hit a path of ice on Newborn Road in Morgan county. The truck spun off the road and hit a tree.||The following is a summary by county of the maximum snowfall amount reported to the National Weather Service for all counties with the forecast area receiving a trace or more of snowfall:||Baldwin - trace,|Banks - 4.0 inches,|Barrow - 4.0 inches,|Bartow - trace,|Bibb - 2.0 inches,|Bleckley - 0.5 inch,|Butts - 4.0 inches,|Carroll - 1.5 inches,|Chattahoochee - 2.0 inches,|Cherokee - trace,|Clarke - 5.0 inches,|Clayton - 2.0 inches,|Cobb - trace north to 1.5 inches south,|Coweta - 2.0 inches,|Crawford - 1.0 inch,|Crisp - trace,|DeKalb - 1.5 inches north to 2.5 inches south,|Dodge - trace,|Dooly - trace,|Douglas - 4.0 inches,|Fannin - trace,|Fayette - 2.5 inches,|Forsyth - trace,|Fulton - 1.5 inches north to 2.5 inches south,|Glascock - trace,|Greene - 2.0 inches,|Gwinnett - 5.0 inches,|Hall - trace north to 5.0 inches south,|Hancock - 2.0 inches,|Haralson - trace,|Harris - 4.0 inches,|Heard - 3.0 inches,|Henry - 3.0 inches,|Houston - up to one inch north,|Jackson - 4.0 inches,|Jasper - 6.0 inches,|Jones - 3.0 inches,|Lamar - 2.0 inches,|Laurens - a trace north,|Lumpkin - trace,|Madison - 7.0 inches (the maximum within the forecast area),|Marion - 3.0 inches,|Meriwether - 5.0 inches,|Monroe - 2.0 inches,|Morgan - 4.0 inches,|Muscogee - 2.0 inches,|Newton - 4.0 inches,|Oconee - 5.0 inches,|Oglethorpe - 4.0 inches,|Paulding - 2.0 inches,|Peach - trace,|Pickens - trace,|Pike - 4.0 inches,|Pulaski - trace,|Putnam - 2.0 inches,|Rockdale - 1.0 inch,|Schley - 1.0 inch,|Spalding - 4.0 inches,|Talbot - 3.0 inches,|Taliaferro - 1.0 inch,|Taylor - 2.0 inches,|Towns - trace,|Troup - 4.0 inches,|Twiggs - 1.5 inches,|Upson - 3.0 inches,|Walton - 3.0 inches,|Wilkes - 2.0 inches,|Wilkinson - trace.

In association with the deep upper trough sweeping through the eastern United States, a strong low-level jet developed in advance of this system early on the 11th. As an area of moderate to heavy rain showers swept across west central Georgia, these strong winds were brought down to the surface across Muscogee and Harris counties causing damage to trees and power lines. More specific details from the affected counties are provided below.||The ASOS at the Columbus airport recorded a wind gust of 59 mph. The high winds were associated with a line of showers and a strong low-level jet accompanying a deep upper-level trough sweeping through the region. Columbus television stations and the Columbus Ledger Inquirer reported that dozens of trees and a number of power lines throughout the county, as well as the city of Columbus, were knocked down by the high winds. Approximately 12,000 homes in the Columbus area were left without power for several hours following the wind storm. In addition, the Allstate Insurance Agency on Buena Vista Road lost 20 feet of its metal roof from the high winds.||The Harris County Emergency Management Director reported that high winds knocked down several trees and power lines throughout the county. The high winds were associated with a line of heavy rain showers moving through the area from southwest to northeast and a strong low-level jet traversing the region ahead of a deep upper-level trough.

This was the second day of significant effects from tropical storm Fay on the north and central Georgia area as the storm drifted slowly west across the Florida panhandle into far southern Alabama. The outer rain bands brought gusty winds and heavy rain to the far southern and southwestern part of the forecast area. The strong winds and rain resulted in several trees and some power lines being blown down in areas from Columbus, to Americus and Cordele. Rainfall of three to four inches fell in the southwest counties from Stewart to Crisp, with two to three inch rainfall amounts further north toward Muscogee, Marion, and Schley counties. Since the area overall was in a continuing drought condition, no flooding was reported within the Peachtree City forecast area.||Here are some of the specific wind damage reports that were received from the southwestern counties, all a result of winds associated with the outer rain bands of tropical storm Fay.||The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down in the Columbus area. A few of these landed on power lines. About 250 people were left without power.||The Crisp County Emergency Management Director reported that wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph for much of the previous 24 hour period combined with persistent moderate rain had resulted in up to 15 trees being blown down across the county.||The Sumter County Emergency Management Director reported that persistent strong and gusty winds combined with a steady moderate to heavy rain had resulted in up to 30 trees being blown down across the county during the previous 24 hour period.

Hurricane Katrina, a horrific category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph made landfall just east of New Orleans around 8 am August 29th, continued north-northeast as a hurricane across eastern Mississippi during the day on the 29th, then moved into western and middle Tennessee by early morning on August 30th. While this storm will be most remembered for the extensive devastation that was done to southeast Louisiana, particularly New Orleans, and eastward along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Katrina was a very large and powerful storm with far reaching effects to the east. By mid-afternoon on August 29th, strong spiral bands of showers and thunderstorms made their way into west Georgia. These spiral bands gradually propagated eastward through the state during the evening and overnight hours. Between 4 pm EDT and 1 am EDT, a total of 16 confirmed tornadoes touched down in north and central Georgia. The first tornado struck northern Heard county at 424 pm EDT, while the last tornado struck the town of Helen in the northeast Georgia mountains shortly after midnight at 1230 am EDT. All together there were three F2 tornadoes, three F1 tornadoes, and ten F0 tornadoes within north and central Georgia. These tornadoes resulted in one fatality and six injuries. Dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed with property damage estimated at $12,860,000. The poultry industry was particularly hard hit, especially in west Georgia, where the tornadoes in Heard and Carroll counties destroyed over 300,000 chickens in nearly a dozen chicken houses. Strong thunderstorms with damaging winds were also reported in several counties that did not experience any tornadoes. Overall damage associated with Katrina in north and central Georgia was approximately $14,000,000.Because of the distance of the core of Hurricane Katrina from Georgia, rainfall problems were minor, mostly isolated reports of street flooding. Unlike Tropical Storm Cindy and Hurricane Dennis, which affected the same areas during early July, no flash flooding in north or central Georgia during Katrina. Gusty west winds developed on August 30th as Katrina was dissipating over the Tennessee and Ohio Valley. However, wind gusts were mostly in the 20-30 mph range, which resulted in just isolated incidents of downed trees and power lines throughout the day across north and west Georgia.

Hurricane Dennis, which began as a tropical depression near the southern Windward Islands on July 4th quickly gained strength as it tracked west-northwest across the Caribbean. It became a tropical storm on the 5th and a hurricane on the 6th as it moved near the southern end of Haiti. Hurricane Dennis made its first landfall near central Cuba as a category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The storm emerged into the Gulf of Mexico off the western end of Cuba on July 9th as a category 1 storm, then tracked northwest toward the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Dennis made its U.S. landfall near Pensacola, Florida around 3 pm on July 10th, then tracked north-northwest across western Alabama into northeast Mississippi and western Tennessee on July 11th. The effects of Dennis with respect to flooding were far reaching, especially on the east and north side of the storm. The first outer spiral band affected north and central Georgia during the afternoon and evening of July 9th. Numerous thunderstorms, some with very heavy rain tracked east to west across central and north Georgia. Rainfall amounts of two to four inches were reported on the south and west side of Atlanta. Flash flooding was reported in Carroll county where rainfall exceeded four inches in spots. Several roads were washed out. After a break in the rainfall overnight, widespread rain began to spread into the area from the south late in the morning on the 10th and overspread the entire region by late afternoon. Rainfall during the afternoon and early evening was mostly light to moderate with rainfall amounts prior to 8 pm were generally in the one to two inch range. However, as the evening progressed, the rain became increasingly concentrated in a south-to-north oriented 50-mile wide feeder band. The tropical feeder band set up from near Americus to Chatsworth and persisted over the same areas for a period of 12 to 15 hours. Torrential rainfall amounts fell in areas affected by the feeder band as very heavy tropical showers repeatedly tracked over the same areas. Rainfall amounts of six to eight inches were common within the feeder band, with 10-12 inch rainfall amounts reported across the southern and western portions of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Widespread flash flooding and flooding were reported, especially in Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, and Cobb counties. Hundreds of roads were washed out and hundreds of homes experienced some degree of flooding, some major. Several rescues were required, particularly in Douglas and Cobb counties.Wind was also a problem, but with the center of the storm tracking some 200 miles to the west of the area, sustained winds were mostly in the 20-25 mph range, with some gusts observed to near 40 mph. A number of counties in west Georgia reported downed trees and power lines, with widespread power outages reported across the region.Overall damage caused by Hurricane Dennis to north and central Georgia was approximately $12,000,000, most of which was the result of flash flooding or flooding. However, nearly $250,000 was attributed to strong winds. One death occurred as a result of strong winds during Hurricane Dennis.

Strong winds, associated with the remnants of Hurricane Dennis, affected much of west Georgia from the late evening hours on the 10th through the early morning hours of the 11th. Sustained winds during this period were mostly 15 to 25 mph, but some gusts to near 40 mph were reported. The strong winds combined with heavy rain and saturated ground resulted in many downed trees and power lines across west Georgia, mainly west of a line from Americus, to Atlanta, to Chatsworth. Many power outages were reported overnight and into the early morning hours. Specific details for counties most adversely impacted are listed below:Bartow: A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county. One building heavily damaged. Estimated Damage: $25,000Carroll: Several trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Some minor property damage was reported. Estimated Damage: $10,000Cherokee: Several trees blown down across the county. No significant structural damage reported. Estimated Damage: $5,000Clayton: A number of trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. At least 15,000 residents were left without power for much of the night. Estimated Damage: $10,000Coweta: Several trees and power lines down across the eastern portion of the county. At least 2000 residents were left without power for several hours during the night. Estimated Damage: $5,000DeKalb: A large, 40-inch diameter poplar tree was blown down onto a home, killing a man sleeping in his bed. Several trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county during the night. Estimated Damage: $50,000Douglas: A tree fell on a car on Interstate-20 westbound causing damage to the vehicle. However, no injuries were reported from the incident. In another incident, a tree was blown onto a home on Campbellton Street, causing damage to the structure. Estimated Damage: $20,000Fayette: Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Many residents were left without power for much of the night. Estimated Damage: $10,000Floyd: Several trees and power lines down throughout the county. At least 2,500 residents in the county were left without power when tree limbs were knocked down onto a power line. Estimated Damage: $7,500Fulton: Several trees and power lines down throughout the county, with the worst damage in the western and southern sections of the county. A number of trees were also down in the Roswell area. The Roswell Cat Clinic had to be closed when a large tree damaged the facility. A home in North Atlanta was also damaged when a large oak tree fell on a deck. Many residents of the county were without power during the night from trees down on power lines. Estimated Damage: $25,000Gilmer: Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. From 12,000 to 15,000 residents in the county lost power. Estimated Damage: $5,000Gwinnett: A few trees were blown down. No major damage was reported. Estimated Damage: $750Hall: A couple of trees were blown down. Estimated Damage: $500Haralson: A number of trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. U.S. Highway 100 had to be closed for a brief period because of downed trees. Estimated Damage: $5,000Harris: Around 40 trees and a number of power lines down throughout the county. One home sustained significant damage when a large oak tree fell on the structure. Several other trees were uprooted or twisted off on the same property. The damage across the county was associated with a strong spiral feeder band of Dennis rotating from southeast to northwest across the county. Estimated Damage: $30,000Lamar: A number of trees and several power lines down throughout the county. Estimated Damage: $5,000Marion: Strong winds blew a number of large tree limbs down onto a home in Ellaville. Estimated Damage: $500Morgan: Numerous trees down throughout the county. Several roads were blocked for some period. Estimated Damage: $5,000Newton: A number of trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. More than 3000 residents of Snapping Shoals lost power. In Covington, two large trees fell on power lines leaving 800 residents without power and another large tree left phone and power service in a nearby area out of service for five hours. Estimated Damage: $7000Sumter: Several trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Estimated Damage: $5,000Troup: A few trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Some 2000 residents in the county were left without power. One large tree fell on Juniper Street, barely missing a house. Overall, damage in the county was considered to be minor. Estimated Damage: $2,000Upson: Scattered trees and power lines down throughout the county. No structural damage reported. Estimated Damage: $5,000

Tropical storm Cindy moved onshore near New Orleans, Louisiana around 6 am EDT July 6th. The remains of Cindy then moved northeast across southern Mississippi and central Alabama between Birmingham and Montgomery by 8 pm EDT on the 6th, then moved into north Georgia near Cedartown shortly after midnight then across north Georgia during the morning hours on July 7th. Areas north of Cedartown, to Atlanta, to Gainesville experienced many hours of light to moderate rain with average rainfall amounts from 3 pm EDT on the 6th to 7 am EDT on the 7th of one to two inches. However, the main problem with tropical storm Cindy was associated with spiral feeder bands that moved into west central Georgia shortly after 3 pm EDT July 6th and then tracked across west central, north central, and northeast Georgia during the evening hours. The timing of the arrival of the spiral bands into the area combined with peak heating to produce several bands of strong thunderstorms with tornadoes, damaging winds, flash flooding, and even some hail. The strongest thunderstorms, producing flash flooding and tornadoes, were confined to an area approximately 50 miles wide that extended from Franklin, to Peachtree City, to McDonough, to Monroe, to Danielsville. Six tornadoes were confirmed during the evening hours including an F2 and two F1s in Henry county, and an F0 each in Meriwether, Coweta, and Fayette. The F2 tornado in Henry county caused extensive damage to the Atlanta Motor Speedway and adjacent Tara Field Airport and then traveled into southeast Clayton county causing damage to 70 homes. Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout many of the west central and Atlanta metropolitan counties, even where tornadoes did not occur. Power outages were widespread and many residents of these areas were without power throughout the night.Flash flooding was also a problem. The thunderstorms associated with the spiral bands of Cindy dumped torrential rainfall across Heard, Carroll, Fayette, Clayton, Fulton, De Kalb, Spalding, Henry, Rockdale, Gwinnett, Newton, Walton, Morgan, Clarke, Barrow, and Madison counties. Rainfall averaged three inches across most of these counties, with a band of rainfall in excess of five inches affecting northeast Coweta, northern Fayette, northern Clayton, southern Fulton, southern DeKalb, and much of Rockdale counties. Rainfall at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was 5.14 inches, which set a daily record for the calendar day and also was the 6th largest one-day rainfall total ever recorded at that location. Flash flooding was particularly severe in Peachtree City, where an 18-year old boy was swept to his death in a rain-swollen drainage ditch. Flash flooding was also reported in Meriwether, Upson, Coweta, Fulton, De Kalb, and Morgan counties were several creeks and streams exceeded their banks and several roads were washed out. A resident of Upson county was injured when he drove his truck into a rain-swollen stream that had washed out a road.Estimated damages to North and Central Georgia in association with Tropical Storm Cindy were approximately $76,000,000. The majority of this was the result of tornado damage, but over $500,000 was flash flood or flood related. As noted above, there was also one flash flood-related death and one flash flood-related injury as a result of Tropical Storm Cindy.

A significant and fairly prolonged winter storm/ice storm affected nearly all of North and Central Georgia from the evening of Friday January 28th to late morning on Sunday January 30th. The winter storm was a result of a very strong and very cold Arctic surface high pressure system located across the Mid-Atlantic states and an upper-level disturbance moving across the region from the west. North of a line from La Grange, to Thomaston, to Sandersville, the precipitation fell mostly as a mixture of sleet and freezing rain, with typical accumulations of one-half inch glaze ice and one to two inches of sleet. Some areas in North Central and Northeast Georgia experienced significant glaze ice accumulations of three-fourths to one inch. Further south, mainly south of a La Grange, to Thomaston, to Sandersville line, most of the frozen precipitation fell as freezing rain, with 1/4 to 1/2 inch accumulations of glaze ice common as far south as McRae, Abbeville, and Americus. In the southern areas, however, the ice accumulations were generally confined to trees, power lines, and other exposed objects with little or no accumulation of ice on the ground. Extensive damage to trees and power lines were reported throughout the area, especially in North Central, Northeast, and Central Georgia. Damage estimates were in the millions. Numerous vehicle accidents were also reported on the slick ice and sleet covered roads, especially in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. The summary below provides ice and sleet accumulations by county for this event as well as damage information received for that county. The ice and sleet accumulations were largely provided by the county 911 centers or respective Emergency Management Directors. The damage information was provided by the local county/city newspaper.Baldwin: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1/2 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. The county experienced near a total blackout with nearly 100 percent of the county left without power.Banks: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Barrow: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Bartow: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. As many as 13,000 residents in the county left without power.Bibb: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, Trace of sleet - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 10,000 residents of the county were left without power for an extended period during the event.Bleckley: None of significance reported.Butts: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Carroll: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inches of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. One road in the Clem community alone had 50 tree down on it.Catoosa: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Chattahoochee: None of significance reported.Chattooga: < 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Cherokee: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Thousands of residents were left without power. One person was killed and five were injured in a vehicle accident on Interstate 575 caused by ice on the roadway. Interstate 575 was closed. Many other vehicle accidents were also reported in the county. Clarke: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 100 tons of debris from downed trees and limbs had to be removed from roads. Around 3000 residents left without power.Clayton: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inches of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Several thousand residents left without power.Cobb: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inches of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 7000 residents were left without power.Coweta: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inches of sleet - Several trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 1500 residents in the county were left without power during the event.Crawford: 1/4 inch of glaze ice - Widespread power outages were reported around the county from trees down on power lines.Crisp: 1/2 inch of glaze ice.Dade: 1/4 inch of glaze ice.Dawson: 1.0 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleetDeKalb: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inches of sleet - Hundreds of trees down on power lines and in roadways. Several thousand people were left without power for 1-2 days.Dodge: < 1/4 inch of glaze ice - Several trees and power lines were down throughout the county.Dooly: < 1/4 inch of glaze ice - A few power outages were reported around the county from trees down on power lines.Douglas: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Several tree limbs and a number of tree limbs down throughout the county. As many as 15,000 residents in the county were left without power.Emanuel: < 1/4 inch of glaze ice.Fannin: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Fayette: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inches of sleet - Numerous trees and several power lines down throughout the county. A carport and vehicle were damaged when the roof of the carport collapsed from the weight of the ice accumulation. Several roads blocked from downed trees. A number of residents in the county lost power.Floyd: 1/3 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Forsyth: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Fulton: 3/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inches of sleet.Gilmer: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Glascock: 3/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Gordon: < 1.0 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Greene: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Many residents in the county lost power from trees down on power lines.Gwinnett: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 2.0 inches of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Approximately 65,000 residents in the county were left without power.Hall: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Several power outages reported from trees down on power lines throughout the county.Hancock: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county.Haralson: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Harris: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, Trace of sleet.Heard: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Henry: 1.0 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. A number of power outages were reported. Around 50 roads were blocked from downed trees.Houston: 1/2 inch of glaze ice - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout much of the county.Jackson: 1/5 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Jasper: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Power outages were widespread. A home in Bethel was damaged when a tree fell on the structure.Jefferson: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the county. More than 14,000 residents of the county, which includes most of the county, were left without power.Johnson: 1/2 inch of glaze ice - A number of trees down on power lines around the county.Jones: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county.Lamar: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 7000 residents were left without power.Laurens: 1/2 inch of glaze ice - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county.Lumpkin: 3/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Several trees and power lines were down in the county, causing some residents to lose power.Macon: 1/2 inch of glaze ice - Hundreds of residents lost power in the county because of trees down on power lines.Madison: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county.Marion: 1/4 inch of glaze ice - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county.Meriwether: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Monroe: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.5 inches of sleet - A number of trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Many residents were left without power.Montgomery: 1/4 inch of glaze ice.Morgan: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 1700 residents were left without power. A massive 100 foot tall tree fell down because of the weight of the ice.Murray: 1/5 inch of glaze ice, Trace of sleet.Muscogee: 1/2 inch of glaze ice - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 7000 residents were left without power.Newton: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Ice covered roads caused a number of vehicle accidents throughout the county. Around 15,000 residents in the county were left without power.Oconee: 1/5 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Oglethorpe: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - A number of trees were down on power lines, causing power outages throughout the county.Paulding: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Peach: 1/4 inch of glaze ice - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county.Pickens: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Pike: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 1000 residents were left without power.Polk: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Pulaski: < 1/4 inch of glaze ice - Around 1800 residents in the county were left without power because of ice laden trees down on power lines.Putnam: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county.Rockdale: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - Ice covered roads caused a number of vehicle accidents throughout the county.Schley: 1/4 inch of glaze ice - Several hundred residents in the county were left without power because of trees down on power lines.Spalding: 3/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county. Around 10,000 residents of the county were left without power.Stewart: 1/4 inch of glaze ice.Sumter: 1/4 inch of glaze ice - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Very few residents were left without power, however.Talbot: 1/2 inch of glaze ice - Several trees and power lines were down around the county.Taliaferro: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1/2 inch of glaze ice.Taylor: 1/2 inch of glaze ice.Telfair: Trace of glaze ice.Toombs: None of significance.Towns: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, 1.0 inch of sleet.Treutlen: Trace of glaze ice. No significant problems were reported.Troup: 1/4 inch of glaze ice - Many trees and power lines down throughout the county. Several roads were blocked from downed trees. Many vehicle were damaged from fallen trees, while a few homes sustained minor damage from downed trees. Some outbuildings were crushed from downed trees.Twiggs: 1/2 inch of glaze ice - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county.Union: Trace of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Upson: 1/2 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county. One vehicle in Thomaston was heavily damaged when a large tree fell on the car and crushed it.Walker: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, Trace of sleet.Walton: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet - Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Up to 2500 residents in the county were left without power.Warren: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Washington: 1/4 inch of glaze, Trace of sleet - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county.Webster: Trace of glaze ice.Wheeler: Trace of glaze ice.White: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, Trace of sleet, Trace of snow.Whitfield: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, Trace of sleet.Wilcox: None of significance.Wilkes: 1/4 inch of glaze ice, < 1.0 inch of sleet.Wilkinson: 1/4 inch of glaze ice - A number of trees and power lines down throughout the county.

High wind damage, associated with Tropical Storm Ivan, is listed below, in alphabetical order by county for those counties that "high wind" criteria was either met or assumed to be met.Banks: The Banks County News of Homer reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. More than 73 trees were uprooted or blown down, and many roads were blocked by downed trees and power lines. One home and an unoccupied camper were damaged when trees fell on them and a power line fell on a vehicle while traveling on a county highway. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Barrow: The Barrow County News and the Gwinnett Daily Post both reported widespread damage to trees and power lines countywide. Much of the county lost power from downed power lines and several residents of the county were without power for three days. (Estimated Damage: $200,000)Bartow: The Daily News Tribune of Cartersville reported considerable damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. At least one home suffered light damage when a tree fell on the structure. Around 1000 homes in the county were left without power for several hours. (Estimated Damage: $150,000)Carroll: The Times Georgian of Carrollton reported extensive and widespread damage to trees and power lines countywide. At least 80 trees were blown down. A mobile home in the Memory Springs Mobile Home Park lost its roof because of high winds. Nearly all of the inside possessions were lost as well. The home was considered a total loss. There were several other locations in the county where trees fell on homes. A tree fell on a home on Adamson Avenue causing major damage to the roof. Another resident reported that a large tree fell on and caused significant damage to their vehicle. (Estimated Damage: $350,000)Chattooga: The Summerville News reported that many trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. One home in Summerville sustained damage when a large oak tree fell on the structure. Several homes sustained minor damage to roofs when trees fell on them. A fence was also blown down at another residence. A number of roads, including Lyerly Dam Road, had to be closed because of fallen trees. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Cherokee: The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director and the Cherokee Tribune of Canton both reported extensive and widespread damage to trees, power lines, and structures throughout the county. Many roads were blocked from downed trees, including Georgia Highway 108, 369, and 372. In fact, Georgia Highway 372 remained closed for days because of the extent of debris left on the highway. Power lines were also down on a number of roads, especially in the Canton area. The most significant damage occurred in the Woodmont Subdivision, where several homes sustained minor damage from downed trees. (Estimated Damage: $500,000)Clarke: The Athens Banner Herald and the Clarke County Emergency Management Director reported that numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Consequently, several roads were blocked. Two homes were damaged by downed trees and the St. Joseph Catholic School was damaged when a tree crashed through the roof. As many as 14,000 residents were left without power for several hours. (Estimated Damage: $400,000)Clayton: The Clayton Neighbor reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. A man was injured when a tree limb fell on his head, and a pickup truck hit a large tree down on the road in Jonesboro. Around 37,500 people in the county were left without power for several hours. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Cobb: The Marietta Daily Journal reported extensive and widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. As many as 25,000 residents of the county were left without power for several hours during the afternoon and evening hours. One truck was heavily damaged when a large tree fell on the vehicle while it was being driven. No injuries were reported. (Estimated Damage: $200,000)Coweta: The Times/Herald of Newnan reported widespread damage to trees and power lines across the county. Some roads were blocked by downed trees and at least one home suffered damage when a tree fell on the structure. (Estimated Damage: $150,000)Dade: The Dade Sentinel of Trenton reported widespread damage to trees and power lines countywide. Hundreds of trees and dozens of power lines fell during the storm. 125 residences and 4 businesses were damaged. Many parts of the county were left without power for over 48 hours. (Estimated Damage: $1,000,000)Dawson: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported considerable damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. The downed trees caused damage to structures as well, with three site-built homes suffering major damage and three site-built homes suffering minor damage. As much as 35 percent of the county was left without power during the evening hours. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)DeKalb: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down around the county. A dozen homes were damaged by falling trees and related debris. One home just east of Decatur sustained significant damage when a large, 4-5 foot diameter oak tree fell on it. A tree also fell on a vehicle in the Virginia Highlands area. Much of the county lost power for several hours during the high winds. (Estimated Damage: $350,000)Douglas: The Douglas County Sentinel reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county, leaving as much as 50 percent of the county without power for several hours. Property damage was minimal, however. (Estimated Damage: $150,000)Fannin: The News Observer of Blue Ridge reported that a tremendous number of trees and power lines were blown down around the county. Two homes were destroyed by downed trees, while five other multi-family homes and two vehicles were damaged by downed trees. Three paved roads were also closed as they were blocked by fallen trees. At least 500 residents in the county lost power for many hours during the storm. (Estimated Damage: $500,000)Fayette: The Fayette County Emergency Management Director reported that a number of large trees were blown down throughout the county, many on power lines. A home in North Fayette county suffered extensive damage when a 75-foot oak tree crashed through the roof of the home. A traffic light was also blown down. Around the county, 22 roads were blocked from downed trees and/or power lines. Many parts of the county lost power for at least a few hours. Most of the high wind damage in the county took place during a heavy rain squall or spiral feeder band associated with Ivan. In the southeast part of the county, on the northwest side of Lake Horton, strong straight-lined winds associated with this rain squall blew down 15-20 large trees, mostly pine. The winds also picked up a gazebo and moved it several feet from its original location. Residents in the area claimed they saw a tornado or funnel cloud. However, a National Weather Service Damage survey conducted later concluded that the incident was straight-lined wind damage and not a tornado. (Estimated Damage: $378,000)Floyd: The Rome News Tribune reported that many trees and power lines were blown down around the county. One home was damaged when a tree fell through the roof. Around 5000 residents in the county were left without power for several hours. (Estimated Damage: $200,000)Forsyth: The Forsyth County News reported extensive and widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Hundreds of trees were blown down, many on power lines. Some roads were blocked. One business on Georgia Highway 9 was damaged by a fallen tree and a number of trees were down on Mount Tabor Road. A vehicle on Union Hill Road was damaged when a large pine tree fell on it. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Fulton: Several Atlanta area newspapers reported massive damage to trees, power lines, and structures throughout the county. Hundreds of trees and dozens of power lines were down throughout the county. Several homes sustained damage when large trees fell on the structures and several vehicles were damaged. A man was injured when a tree fell on his vehicle on Piedmont Avenue. In the city of East Point alone, at least 35 trees were reported down and 30 percent of the homes were without power for several hours. Widespread power outages were reported countywide. (Estimated Damage: $1,000,000)Gilmer: The Times Courier of Ellijay and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. In addition, four poultry houses on Homer Wright Road were destroyed by high winds and the chickens were then swept away by flood waters. Tens of thousands of chickens were lost. (Estimated Damage: $500,000)Gwinnett: The Gwinnett Daily-Post of Lawrenceville reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Dozens of trees were blown down onto power lines, homes, and vehicles. At least 11 homes were damaged when trees fell on them. Approximately 58,000 residents of the county were left without power for several hours. Emergency officials reported that they received 104 reports of downed power lines during the afternoon and early evening. (Estimated Damage: $750,000)Hall: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency, The Times of Gainesville, and the public all reported extensive damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down. Five site-built homes suffered major damage when trees fell on them, while one other home sustained minor damage from downed trees. Four roads were blocked and closed by downed trees. It was estimated that approximately five percent of the county was without power for several hours. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Haralson: The Tallapoosa Journal reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Several roads were blocked and closed from fallen trees. Five homes were damaged by trees that fell on them, with minor to moderate damage reported. Approximately 1400 homes were left without power during the evening. (Estimated Damage: $200,000)Jackson: A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service and the Jackson County Emergency Management Director concluded that strong 75-80 mph straight-lined winds associated with a rain squall or feeder band of Tropical Storm Ivan caused extensive damage in a small area of the town of Nicholson in eastern Jackson county. Seven large pecan and cedar trees were blown down and a couple of site-built homes sustained minor damage, mostly to the roofs. In addition, a vehicle was damaged on U.S. Highway 441 when a tree fell on it and one road in the area was blocked from downed trees. Nearly 20 trees were down altogether in this area. Elsewhere around the county, The Commerce News reported that a number of trees and power lines were down. A house in Commerce sustained damage when a large oak tree fell on it and there were reports of trees down on buildings and roads throughout the county. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Lumpkin: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Dahlonega Nugget reported extensive and widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Some structures were also damaged in the county. Several hundred trees were blown down or uprooted in the county. Many were large trees. 150-200 county roads were blocked by downed trees. One mobile home was destroyed, one site-built home sustained minor damage. In addition, one non-profit facility was destroyed. (Estimated Damage: $500,000)Monroe: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Some structures were damaged as well. One site-built home was destroyed and another received minor damage. Around 30 roads were blocked by downed trees. Nearly 21,000 people in the county lost power during the storm, including one of the county hospitals. (Estimated Damage: $300,000)Morgan: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported considerable damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Some structures sustained damage as well. Numerous trees were down countywide. A manufactured home in Buckhead was damaged by a large tree that fell on it, one business sustained minor damage from a fallen tree, and downed trees also caused damage to one county building. From 15 to 20 roads were blocked by downed trees. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Muscogee: The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that many trees and power lines were down around the county. High winds overturned a delivery truck on Schomburg Road. A large tree fell on and damaged the gate at the Bibb Mill Complex on First Avenue. Thirteenth Street was blocked when a large tree fell across the road. (Estimated Damage: $150,000)Paulding: The Paulding County 911 Center and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that a number of trees and power lines were down throughout the county. A large tree limb fell on and damaged an old car in Dallas. Two paved roads were closed because of downed trees. At one residence in Dallas, the public reported that the high winds blew over a heavy outdoor swing set and several small trees. Twenty percent of the county was left without power for several hours. (Estimated Damage: $50,000)Pickens: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that dozens of trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Trees took down many power lines and put the Bent Tree's Treatment Plant and main pumping station out of commission. One home sustained significant damage when a large oak tree fell on it. Approximately 3500 residents in the county were left without power for several hours. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Pike: The Pike County Journal and Reporter of Zebulon reported that dozens of trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Many roads were blocked by downed trees. An auto accident occurred when a tree was hit that had fallen down in the road. Much of the county was left without power, in some areas for as much as 18 hours. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Polk: The Polk County Emergency Management Director, as well as the Rome News Tribune and the Cedartown Standard, reported widespread wind damage across the county. Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Minor damage was reported to several homes, mostly in the form of roof damage. A number of roads were blocked by the downed trees. (Estimated Damage: $150,000)Oconee: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that many trees and power lines were blown down. One mobile home was destroyed and one site-built home sustained major damage. A 12-year old girl was trapped in the site-built home when it was damaged, but she did not suffer any injuries. Hundreds of trees were down around the county and at least 100 trees had to be cleared from roadways. As much as half of the county was left without power for several hours. (Estimated Damage: $350,000)Oglethorpe: The Oglethorpe Echo of Lexington reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Damage to structures was also reported. From 30 to 40 roads were blocked from downed trees. The United Pentecostal Church sustained damage when winds ripped off a portion of the metal roof. The damaged roof allowed water to get into the facility causing additional damage. Several homes sustained minor damage from wind and downed trees. At one residence a boat was damaged when it was blown into trees bordering the property. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Rockdale: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that many trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Numerous trees were blown down, knocking down power lines and leaving many residents in the county without power. Damage to homes was quite extensive. Thirty-five site-built homes suffered minor damage, ten mobile homes suffered minor damage, and two businesses sustained minor damage. (Estimated Damage: $350,000)Spalding: The Griffin Daily News reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. A large oak tree fell and damaged a vehicle, a home, and uprooted the adjacent sidewalk. A Georgia Highway Department patrol car was destroyed by a large tree which fell on it. Another large tree fell and knocked out a fuel pump which supplied gasoline to Griffin city vehicles. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Towns: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported extensive and widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. Hundreds of trees were down countywide, leaving roads blocked and as much as 75 percent of the county without power, which involved nearly 18,000 residents. A 51-year old man was killed while working on downed power lines. (Estimated Damage: $350,000)Troup: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Hogansville Home News reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Dozens of trees were blown down around the county, some blocked roads. Power lines were also down throughout the county. At least three homes suffered damage from downed trees and a traffic light was blown down on Whitesville Road and destroyed. Approximately 10,000 residents of the county were left without power for many hours. (Estimated Damage: $300,000)Union: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the North Georgia News of Blairsville reported that hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county with estimated wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph. Widespread damage to trees, structures, and power lines was observed. Dozens of roads were closed. In one area on Flat Rock Gap Road, dozens of trees and power lines were down blocking the roads in most directions. Several residents in this area were trapped in their homes without power. The Brasstown Bald Visitor Center and the Lake Windfield Scott Recreation Area sustained damage and were closed. As much as 40 percent of the county was left without power. One resident recorded wind gusts of 60 mph around 730 pm EDT. (Estimated Damage: $500,000)Upson: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Thomaston Times reported significant damage throughout the county from downed trees and power lines. Silvertown, alone, sustained major damage. Four massive century-old oak trees fell onto homes in Silvertown causing major damage to three homes. Another home in Thomaston was damaged from a tree as well. At least four roads in the county were closed as they were blocked from downed trees. A number of residents were left without power during the afternoon and evening. (Estimated Damage: $456,000)Walker: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported widespread damage from downed trees throughout the county. Hundreds of trees were blown down, leaving dozens of roads blocked. Some minor structural damage was also reported, when trees fell on them. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)Walton: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that damage to trees and power lines was widespread throughout the county. While no homes were reported to have been damaged, approximately 20,000 residents were left without power, which is about 1/3 of the population of the county. (Estimated Damage: $150,000)White: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that dozens of trees and power lines were down throughout the county, blocking roads and knocking out power to many areas. Wind gusts of 50 mph were observed at Blackstock Vineyards, but higher wind gusts were possible elsewhere. (Estimated Damage: $250,000)

Hurricane Ivan, a classic long-lived Cape Verde hurricane and at three times within its life cycle a category five hurricane, developed from a tropical wave which moved off the African coast on August 31st. The system became a tropical depression on September 2nd, and tropical storm on September 3rd, and a hurricane early on September 5th. Later that same day, it became a major hurricane. Ivan moved westward for several days and passed over the southern Windward islands, then moved west-northwest through the southern Caribbean passing just north of Venezuela and the Netherlands Antilles. The hurricane reached category five strength on September 9th as it neared Jamaica. The hurricane weakened to a category four storm as it passed near Jamaica. The storm maintained its category four strength as it turned slightly west of north until the 11th when it briefly strengthed once again to a category five storm. The storm passed near Grand Cayman and the west tip of Cuba from September 11th to the 12th as mostly a category four hurricane. The storm then turned to the northwest and moved through the Yucatan Channel. It briefly regained category five strength one more time as it moved through the Gulf, but weakened to a category three hurricane by the time it struck the U.S. Gulf Coast near Gulf Shores, Alabama around 2 am September 16th. From here, the weakening hurricane moved nearly due north to near Birmingham by the evening of the 16th. By this time it had weakened to a tropical storm. The storm then turned northeast across northwest Georgia during the early morning hours of the 17th as it weakened to a tropical depression. Ivan brought tornadoes, high winds, and significant to record flooding to north and central Georgia. The track of Ivan across central and northeast Alabama also put much of central and eastern Georgia in the favorable quadrant for strong spiral feeder bands and tornadoes. Six tornadoes were confirmed with Ivan causing an estimated $3.4 million dollars in damages. These tornadoes consisted of two F1 tornadoes, one each in Madison and Wilkes county in northeast Georgia, with one F0 tornado reported in Cherokee, Madison, Spalding, and Upson counties. Numerous reports of funnel clouds and other tornado sightings were reported, but no other tornado touchdowns were confirmed. Flooding was extensive and widespread across the west central, north central, and northwest parts of the state. Average rainfall of 5-8 inches was reported in much of the area northwest of a Columbus, to Athens line, with some areas from Atlanta northwest to Trenton reporting in excess of 10 inches of rain. This rain fell just a little over a week from the 3-5 inches of rain which occurred from Tropical Storm Frances. Catastrophic and historical flooding occurred in the Atlanta area, where the excessive rainfall forced many creeks and rivers to record levels. Dozens of homes and businesses in Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, and Cherokee counties were submerged in flood waters, some for several days thereafter. Extensive flooding was also reported further north and west, especially in Dade and Gilmer counties, where homes and vehicles were washed away by flood waters. Damage estimates from flooding in the Peachtree City forecast area were $40.9 million dollars. Overall, sustained high winds with Ivan affected less of north and central Georgia than was observed with Frances, just 10 days prior. However, with Ivan the problem was more with wind gusts than it was with sustained winds, such as were observed with Frances. Wind gusts of 50-60 mph were common with one main southeast-northwest oriented spiral rain band that swept across the area during the mid and late afternoon. This left many counties in north and central Georgia with downed trees, power lines, damages to homes, businesses, and vehicles, as well as widespread power outages. Strong winds continued well into the 18th across the north causing even more trees and some power lines to fall. Damages estimates from high winds were $14.3 million dollars. Another $5.0 million in damages was caused by river flooding in Cobb county which continued for several days after Ivan exited the area. Twenty-three counties in the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area of north and central Georgia were given a disaster declaration by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Strong wind damage, associated with Tropical Storm Frances, is listed below, in alphabetical order by county for those counties that "strong wind" criteria was either met or assumed to have been met.Banks: The Banks County News of Homer reported that several trees and power lines were down throughout the county. Three large pine trees were down on Carson Segars Road, blocking the road. (Estimated Damage: $7,000)Bartow: The Bartow County 911 Center reported that three trees and power lines were down around the county. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Carroll: The Georgian Newspaper of Carrollton reported that several trees and power lines were down across the county. Several power outages were noted around the county during the early morning hours. (Estimated Damage: $7,000)Chattahoochee: The Chattahoochee County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down around the county. No major damage was reported, however. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Chattooga: The Chattooga County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down. (Estimated Damage: $1,000)Dawson: The Dawson County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down. One tree had Georgia Highway 136 blocked for a short while. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Douglas: The Douglas County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and power lines were down around the county. No damage to structures was reported, however. (Estimated Damage: $50,000)Emanuel: The Emanuel County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down around the county, but no structural damage was reported. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Floyd: The Floyd County Emergency Management Director and the Rome News Tribune reported that several trees and power lines were down around the county, but damage was far less significant compared to counties further south and east toward Atlanta. Four roads in the county were blocked by fallen trees during the early morning hours. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Gilmer: The Gilmer County 911 Center reported that a few trees and power lines were down around the county. The Times Courier of Ellijay reported that one tree, which was weakened by the storm, fell the next afternoon on a vehicle causing minor damage. (Estimated Damage: $10,000)Gordon: The Rome News Tribune reports that a few trees and power lines were blown down in the county. (Estimated Damage: $3,000)Haralson: The Haralson Gateway reported that strong winds blew down several trees and power lines around the county. No major damage was reported. The porch of one home suffered minor damage when a tree fell across it. From six to eight large trees had to be removed from roads in the county, along with a number of smaller trees and tree limbs. At least 2500 residents were left without power during the height of the storm. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Harris: The Harris County Emergency Management Director reported that strong winds blew down a number of trees and power lines throughout the county. Sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts to 47 mph were measured on Davis Wind Equipment in Hamilton. Stronger winds were suspected in the eastern portion of the county. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Jackson: The Commerce News of Jackson County reported that only a few trees and power lines were blown down. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Jefferson: The News and Farmer Jefferson Reporter reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. At least 30 roads in the county were blocked. In addition, WPEH radio in Louisville reported that 5.15 inches of rain fell. (Estimated Damage: $75,000)Lumpkin: The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were blown down around the county. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Madison: The Madison County 911 Center reported that several trees and a few power lines were blown down. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Murray: The Murray County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Muscogee: The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that several trees and power lines were down throughout the county. No major structural damage was reported. (Estimated Damage: $30,000)Oconee: The Oconee Enterprise of Watkinsville reported that a number of trees and power lines were down throughout the county. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Oglethorpe: The Oglethorpe County 911 Center reported that many trees and power lines were down throughout the county. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Pickens: The Pickens County 911 Center and the Pickens County Progress of Jasper reported that several trees and a few power lines were down. One home sustained minor damage when a tree fell on the structure. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Polk: The Polk County 911 Center reported that a few trees and power lines were down. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Stewart: The Stewart County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down, some on roads. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Taliaferro: The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that several trees and power lines were down. As much as 80 percent of the county was left without power. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Union: The Union County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees and one power line were down in the Suches area. (Estimated Damage: $2,000)Walker: The Walker County 911 Center reported that one tree and one power line were down. A spotter reported that a large 16 inch diameter pin oak tree fell down on a home causing damage to the siding and the roof. (Estimated Damage: $2,000)Walton: The Walton Tribune reported considerable damage across the county to trees, power lines, and some vehicles. A number of trees were down throughout the county. One tree fell on and crushed a chain link fence at a private residence. Several vehicles were also damaged when trees or tree limbs fell on them. (Estimated Damage: $50,000)Warren: The Warrenton Clipper reported that several trees and power lines were down around the county. However, no damage was reported to homes or other structures. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Washington: The Washington County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and power lines were down throughout the county. No significant structural damage was reported, however. (Estimated Damage: $50,000)Webster: The Webster County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and power lines were down throughout the county. No significant structural damage was reported, however. (Estimated Damage: $50,000)White: The White County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and power lines were down throughout the county. One home was damaged when a tree fell on the structure. The public estimated wind gusts of 45 mph around Clevelend. (Estimated Damage: $50,000)Whitfield: The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that four trees and a couple of power lines were down. (Estimated Damage: $3,000)Wilkes: The Wilkes County 911 Center reported that a few trees and power lines were down in the county. (Estimated Damage: $3,000)

Hurricane Frances, at one point a category four hurricane (on the Saffir-Simpson scale) with sustained winds of 145 mph, reached the east coast of Florida just north of West Palm Beach, Florida early on September 5th. The storm weakened to a Tropical Storm as it continued west-northwest across the Central Florida Peninsula reemerging over the northwest Gulf of Mexico early on September 6th. The storm then took on more of a northwestward movement, making landfall later on the 6th near Saint Marks Florida along the Florida Panhandle Gulf Coast. Continuing north-northwestward from this point, Tropical Storm Frances entered far southwest Georgia near Bainbridge late in the evening on the 6th. The storm continued moving north-northwest through far western Georgia on the 7th to near Atlanta around midnight on the 7th, then to near Chattanooga, Tennessee early on the 8th. By far the most significant problem with Frances for Georgia was strong, sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 50 mph. Most of the high winds were concentrated in a large east-west oriented rain band that moved north across Georgia during the evening of the 6th and the early morning hours of the 7th. It was during this period of time that significant damage occurred across many Central, East Central, and North Central Georgia counties. The strongest winds and most significant damage occurred in the areas east and south of a line from Americus, to Atlanta, to Athens. Many of the counties within this area suffered extensive wind damage. Dozens to hundreds of trees were blown down, also bringing down dozens to hundreds of power lines. Nearly 300,000 people were left without power during the storm, several thousand for several days. Dozens of homes suffered major damage throughout Central and North Central Georgia, with dozens more sustaining minor damage. The most significant damage took place in an area bounded by Macon, Atlanta, Greensboro, Dublin, Americus, and back to Macon. Damages in the millions were observed in several of these counties, including several large pecan orchards which were virtually destroyed. Estimated total damage with Frances $14.9 million to property and $26.5 million to crops (mostly pecan, but some peanut and cotton). Forty-one counties in the Peachtree City forecast area received a disaster declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

An area of strong winds, with gusts estimated between 40 and 50 mph, accompanied the leading edge of an area of showers as they moved across north and a large portion of central Georgia during the late evening hours of the 25th and the early morning hours of the 26th, generally between 10 pm EST on the 25th and 2 am EST on the 26th. A number of trees and power lines were blown down across the region. In addition, a large pine tree was blown onto a home in Roswell in North Fulton county causing substantial damage to the roof and a small carport was blown over west of Gray in Jones county near the Bibb county line. An estimated 61,000 residents, mainly in north Georgia, lost power during the event. Much of the night was required to restore power to these homes, complicated considerably by the snow and sleet which was falling in the area at the time. Some residents across north Georgia did not have their power restored until the afternoon of the 26th. The precipitation with these showers fell mainly as snow north of Interstate 20, sleet to about 50 miles south of Interstate 20, and rain elsewhere.

Tropical Storm Hanna moved inland near Mobile, Alabama around 5 pm EDT Saturday, September 14, 2002. The remnants of Hanna then moved northeast across central Alabama during the day Saturday and then across north Georgia Saturday evening into Sunday morning. The center of the remnants of Hanna passed near Carrollton, Georgia around 2 AM EDT Sunday morning, then exited the state near Clayton, Georgia Sunday morning, September 15th, around 10 am EDT. While the heaviest rain and wind associated with Hanna did not affect north and central Georgia area, a significant northwest -southeast oriented feeder band associated with Hanna moved across north and central Georgia during the mid and late afternoon Saturday. Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph and very heavy tropical thunderstorms accompanied the feeder band. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down as the feeder band moved rapidly northeast through the afternoon. Many residents of north Georgia were left without power for at least a few hours. In the Atlanta metropolitan area alone, 48,000 residents were left without power. There were also scattered areas of urban and street flooding as up to 2 inches or more of rain fell in association with the feeder band in a one to two hour period. The heaviest rain fell across the counties north of a line from Atlanta to Athens. Additional rain fell across the region Saturday night and Sunday morning, but was considerably less intense, confined mainly to central Georgia, and was not accompanied with damaging winds. Three day rainfall totals in association with Hanna were in excess of 3 inches across much of northeast, east central, and the southern portions of middle Georgia. Athens reported 3.54 inches on September 14th alone, with a 3-day total of 5.03 inches. The average rainfall amount for north Georgia stations for the month was in excess of 7 inches, and was nearly 5 inches for middle Georgia. These rainfall amounts are approximately 3.5 and 1.5 inches above normal, respectively. Several stations, particularly in north Georgia had in excess of 10 inches of rain during the month, with 12.47 inches at Carrollton, 11.23 inches at Embry, 11.02 inches at Alto, 10.10 inches at Hiawassee, and 10.06 inches at Taylorsville. Despite the heavy rainfall, flooding problems were minimal, since north and central Georgia had been in a 4-year drought.