Winds of 40 to 50 mph, with some gusts to near 60 mph, accompanied a line of moderate to heavy rain showers along a strong cold front and associated upper-level disturbance that moved into northwest Georgia just before midnight on the 30th.  The front and line of showers tracked across north and central Georgia between midnight and 500 am EST on the 30th.  A number of trees and power lines were brought down by the high winds in several north Georgia counties, mostly north of Atlanta.  A wind gust of 62 mph was measured by the public in the Alpharetta area at 1230 am EST and the Peachtree-DeKalb (PDK) Airport ASOS recorded a wind gust of 50 mph at 1247 am EST.
The most significant damage was observed in the northwest and north central part of the state across Whitfield, Walker, Catoosa, Floyd, Gordon, Dawson, and Cherokee counties.  In each of these counties numerous trees and power lines were blown down by the strong to high wind.  Power outages were observed in several northwest Georgia communities during the night.

High Wind in DAWSON, GEORGIA
From 30-JAN-08 00:30:00 to 30-JAN-08 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Dawson County 911 Center reported that a dozen trees and a couple of power lines were down, mainly in the northern portion of the county.

High Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 29-JAN-08 21:20:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Winds of 40 to 50 mph, with some gusts to near 60 mph, accompanied a line of moderate to heavy rain showers along a strong cold front and associated upper-level disturbance that moved into northwest Georgia just before midnight on the 30th.  The front and line of showers tracked across north and central Georgia between midnight and 500 am EST on the 30th.  A number of trees and power lines were brought down by the high winds in several north Georgia counties, mostly north of Atlanta.  A wind gust of 62 mph was measured by the public in the Alpharetta area at 1230 am EST and the Peachtree-DeKalb (PDK) Airport ASOS recorded a wind gust of 50 mph at 1247 am EST.

Strong Wind in CHEROKEE, GEORGIA
From 30-JAN-08 00:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Cherokee County 911 Center reported that 10 trees and two power lines were down within the county.

Strong Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 30-JAN-08 00:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Bartow County 911 Center reported that six trees and one power line were down within the county.

Strong Wind in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 30-JAN-08 00:30:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Murray County 911 Center reported that two trees and a couple of power lines were down within the county.

Strong Wind in WHITE, GEORGIA
From 30-JAN-08 01:30:00 to 30-JAN-08 04:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The White County 911 Center reported that one tree and one power line were down within the county.

High Wind in NORTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 30-JAN-08 00:30:00 to 30-JAN-08 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 54.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported several wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph in the Alpharetta area, with a peak gust of 62 mph at 1230 am EST.

Strong Wind in DADE, GEORGIA
From 29-JAN-08 23:10:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Dade County 911 Center reported that five trees were down within the county, four in the Sand Mountain area and one in Slygo.  A storm spotter estimated wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

High Wind in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 29-JAN-08 23:20:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Catoosa County 911 Center reported that numerous trees and power lines were down across the county.

Strong Wind in GORDON, GEORGIA
From 29-JAN-08 23:45:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Gordon County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down across the county.  The north side of Calhoun was without power for several hours.

Strong Wind in PICKENS, GEORGIA
From 29-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Pickens County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees and one power line were down within the county.

High Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 29-JAN-08 23:05:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 12.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Chattooga County 911 Center reported that numerous trees and power lines were down across the county.

High Wind in WALKER, GEORGIA
From 29-JAN-08 22:01:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Walker County 911 Center reported that at least 11 trees were down around the county.  Power lines were also down in several areas and power outages were widespread across the county.

High Wind in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 29-JAN-08 23:30:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Floyd County 911 Center reported that numerous trees and power lines were down across the county.  Several roads were blocked by fallen trees.