A strong and slow moving coastal low developed on the back side of the storm system which brought tornadoes to central Georgia early during the morning of the 15th.  As a result, strong northwest winds prevailed over north and central Georgia for two to three days.  The strongest winds were observed in northeast Georgia closest to the strong surface low from late Monday morning, April 16th through early afternoon April 17th.  While not many damage reports were received, it is believed that a number of trees and power lines were affected, especially in the higher elevations of north Georgia.  A Wind gust of 59 mph was received from the weather station at Brass Town Bald mountain on the Union/Towns county line in northeast Georgia around 8 am EDT on the 17th, but other wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were observed at this location late on the 16th as well.
Locations with wind gusts of 35 mph or greater observed between the 16th and 17th were Columbus (Muscogee) with 44 mph,  Lawrenceville (Gwinnett) with 44 mph, Atlanta International Airport (Clayton) with 43 mph, Winder (Barrow) with 43 mph, Washington (Wilkes) with 43 mph, Watkinsville (Oconee) with 42 mph, Dahlonega (Lumpkin) with 41 mph, Athens (Clarke) with 41 mph, Jefferson (Jackson) with 41 mph, West Atlanta (Fulton) with     40 mph, Chamblee (DeKalb) with 40 mph, Warner Robins (Houston) with 40 mph, Gainesville (Hall) with 39 mph, LaGrange (Troup) with 39 mph, Thomaston (Upson) with 39 mph, Macon (Bibb) with 39 mph, Peachtree City (Fayette) with 38 mph, Plains (Sumter) with 38 mph, Marietta-Dobbins AFB (Cobb) with 37 mph, Dublin (Laurens) with 37 mph, Cumming (Forsyth) with  37 mph, Vidilia (Toombs) with 37 mph, Canton (Cherokee) with 36 mph, Greensboro (Greene) with 35 mph, Newnan (Coweta) with 35 mph, Temple (Carroll) with 35 mph, Marietta (Cobb) with 35 mph, and Milledgeville (Baldwin) with 35 mph.

High Wind in TOWNS, GEORGIA
From 16-APR-07 15:06:00 to 17-APR-07 12:06:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) observation for Brasstown Bald, situated on the Towns/Union county line indicated numerous wind gusts of 50 to 58 mph during this time period.  The strongest wind gust observed was 59 mph at 8:06 am EDT April 17, 2007.  Sustained wind speeds were mostly in the 25 to 35 mph range.

High Wind in UNION, GEORGIA
From 16-APR-07 15:06:00 to 17-APR-07 12:06:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) observation for Brasstown Bald, situated on the Towns/Union county line indicated numerous wind gusts of 50 to 58 mph during this time period.  The strongest wind gust observed was 59 mph at 8:06 am EDT April 17, 2007.  Sustained wind speeds were mostly in the 25 to 35 mph range.

Strong Wind in NORTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 16-APR-07 15:00:00 to 17-APR-07 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 37.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Several observation sites in the Atlanta metropolitan area reported wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph.  A large oak tree was blown down onto a Bungalow Home crushing the structure.

Strong Wind in CLARKE, GEORGIA
From 16-APR-07 15:00:00 to 17-APR-07 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 36.00 MG
Property damage: 125.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Athens Banner Herald reported considerable damage around the county occurred as the result of strong winds.  A number of trees were down, including many on power lines, leaving many residents in the county without power at least part of the day.  Three vehicles were damaged when trees fell on them as they were driven along the Athens Perimeter near Tallassee and Mitchell Bridge Road.  Fortunately, no injuries were reported from these incidents.

Strong Wind in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 16-APR-07 15:00:00 to 17-APR-07 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 32.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Forsyth County Herald reported that strong winds blew down several trees on power lines, causing at least 1600 homes in the county to be without power for part of the day.

Strong Wind in BALDWIN, GEORGIA
From 16-APR-07 15:00:00 to 17-APR-07 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 30.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Union Recorder of Milledgeville reported that strong winds blew down a number of trees and power lines across the county.  At least 5300 people in the county were left without power during the event.

Strong Wind in BIBB, GEORGIA
From 16-APR-07 15:00:00 to 16-APR-07 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 38.00 MG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

The Macon Airport and the Warner Robins airport nearby both confirmed that wind gusts of 45 to 44 mph were common in the area during the mid and late afternoon hours on the 16th.  The Bibb County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down across the county as a result of the strong wind.