Tropical Storm — North Fulton, Georgia

2020-10-28 to 2020-10-29 · North Fulton, Georgia

Event narrative

Winds gusted between 35 and 55 mph for several hours. A gust to 51 mph was recorded at Fulton County Airport (KFTY) at 3:27 AM EST and a gust of 36 mph was recorded near Milton High School. The Fulton County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county.

Wider weather episode

During the late evening of October 28th through the morning of October 29th, Tropical Storm Zeta swept rapidly across north Georgia producing widespread wind damage and isolated flooding across north and portions of central Georgia. Around 1.5 million customers lost electricity for some period of time, some for several days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 924060. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.