The following events were reported: Thunderstorm Wind. These occurred near station USW00013874, approximately 28.4621 km away, between 2009-05-03 17:00:00 and 2009-05-03 18:10:00. The events included records with estimated wind gusts of 48.75 mph.Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. The events caused property damage valued at 445000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: A strong southern stream short wave was moving from the southern plains toward the southeast. A cold front remained nearly stationary across the Tennessee Valley and into the Southern Plains. A long-lived squall line of severe thunderstorms tracked from the mid-south during the morning hours into the southeast by late afternoon, reaching the Georgia border around 5 pm. The line of thunderstorms weakened quickly as it progressed further eastward into the state, but not before blowing down several hundred trees and power lines, especially in parts of west central Georgia. A strong southern stream short wave was moving from the southern plains toward the southeast. Event Narrative: The Douglas County Sentinel reported that a church, located on Chapel Hill Road, suffered minor damage when a tree fell on the structure during thunderstorm wind gusts. The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that at least 20 trees were blown down across the county. While no specific locations were provided, radar data indicated that 50 knot or greater winds primarily affected areas from Druid Hills northeast to Tucker. The Henry County 911 Center reported that at least seven trees were down within the county. Three of these trees were down on structures causing damage, while the other four were down on roads. The Cobb County 911 Center reported that more than a dozen trees were down across the county, including one that fell on a home causing damage to the structure. A tree was also down on Alabama Road in Mareitta. Radar data indicated that there were two lines of thunderstorms causing strong to damaging winds across Cobb county. One line moved from near Powder Springs at 610 pm EDT to the northeast corner of the county, northeast of Marietta, by 630 pm EDT. Another smaller line moved from Powder Springs at 630 pm EDT to near Smyrna around 645 pm EDT. The Fayette County 911 Center reported that at least 20 trees were down across the county. The majority of the downed trees were in the western part of the county in the Peachtree City area. An off duty National Weather Service employee observed that four large pine trees were snapped along Georgia Highway 74 near the Cooper Lighting Facility about three miles south of Peachtree City. Amateur radio operators reported that a one foot-diameter tree was down in Fayetteville. The Coweta County Emergency Management Director reported that more than 100 trees were down across the county. More than a dozen power lines were also down. The majority of the damage was observed across the western and northern part of the county from Handy to north of Madras to near Palmetto, along the Fulton county line. One resident reported that a downburst had occurred in the Handy area where several dozen trees were down at a private residence. Trees down included large pine and oak trees. Some trees were also down in the eastern and southern parts of the county near Newnan, Sharpsburg, and Senoia. No structural damage was reported. Approximately 3000 residents of the county were left without power for a few hours following the storms. The Spalding County 911 Center reported that more than 20 trees were blown down across the county. Most of the downed trees were within the city limits of Griffin. Widespread power outages were observed within the county from downed power lines. No structural damage was reported, however. The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that at least 50 trees were down across mainly the southern half of the county, especially in the Monroe Drive, Interstate-285, and Interstate-20 areas. At least one structure sustained damage in this area from downed trees. The public reported that another home in Palmetto suffered substantial damage when a large tree fell on structure. Three adjacent vehicles were also damaged substantially.