A strong cold front swept through north and central Georgia in the wake of the storm system that brought substantial rain and some severe weather to the area on the 6th.  Strong northwest winds developed early in the day across the northern sections of the state and continued well into the afternoon.  The strong gradient wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph blew down a number of trees and some power lines in north Georgia counties and resulted in at least two minor injuries.  The strongest winds accompanied a line of showers along the cold front that moved through north and central Georgia at midday.  Below is a summary of wind speeds observed from airport and University of Georgia mesonet stations, as well as a list of reported damages by county.
Winder, (Barrow county) - 44 mph, Macon (Bibb county) - 45 mph, Athens (Clarke county) - 36 mph, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Jonesboro (Clayton) - 38 and 35 mph, respectively, Kennesaw and Marietta (Cobb county) - 39 and 40 mph, respectively, Chamblee (DeKalb county) - 37 mph, Unadilla and Vienna (Dooly county) - 47 and 40 mph, respectively, Peachtree City (Fayette) - 38 mph, Rome (Floyd county) - 33 mph, Blue Ridge (Fannin county) - 46 mph, Calhoun (Gordon county) - 36 mph, Gainesville (Hall county) - 43 mph, Roopville (Heard county) - 37 mph, Warner Robins (Houston county) - 41 mph, Dublin (Laurens county) - 35 mph, Dahlonega (Lumpkin county) - 46 mph, Columbus (Muscogee county) - 38 mph, Covington (Newton county) - 44 mph, Watkinsville (Oconee county) - 47 mph, Fort Valley and Byron (Peach county) - 42 and 35 mph, respectively, Eatonton (Putnam county) - 38 mph, Griffin (Spalding county) - 36 mph, Plains (Sumter county) - 49 mph, Vidalia (Toombs county) - 41 mph, LaGrange (Troup county) - 38 mph, and LaFayette (Walker county) - 40 mph.
Banks county - Numerous trees and several power lines were down on roads across the county.  Bibb county - Several trees and power lines were down across the county.  Some traffic signals blown down.  One tree was down on a vehicle.  Clarke county - a number of trees, several power lines, and some traffic signals were down, especially in the city of Athens.  DeKalb county - live power lines were knocked down onto a school bus carrying 30 elementary children.  At least 5,000 people in the county were without power.  Fulton county - a few trees and power lines were down within the county.  Henry county - Four trees were down just north of McDonough.  Jackson county - a power pole was blown onto a mobile home.  The home was consequently set on fire.  Jefferson - Strong winds blew a tree over onto a mobile home on Railroad Avenue in Gibson.  The tree fell through the roof of the home trapping a woman and her 3-year old boy in a recliner where they had been watching television.  Although rescue personnel were able to remove them from under the tree, the woman suffered a broken hip.  Oglethorpe county - the canopy collapsed and destroyed two gas pumps at a convenience store on U.S. Highway 78.  Two gas pumps were destroyed as a result.  Whitfield county - a person was injured when struck in the head by a falling tree limb on LaFayette Road just southwest of Rocky Face.  In addition, an unoccupied house was destroyed by a tree and at least five other trees were blown down within the county.
Scattered power outages from downed trees and power lines were also reported in Baldwin, Crawford, Houston, and Taylor counties.  No specific damages were provided from these counties.

Strong Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 07:30:00 to 07-JAN-09 22:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Whitfield county Emergency Management Director reported that a person sustained minor injuries when a falling tree limb struck them in the head as they were walking along LaFayette Road just southwest of Rocky Face.  One tree fell on an unoccupied home in Dalton, destroying the home.  At least five other trees were blown down within the county.

Strong Wind in BIBB, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 12:00:00 to 07-JAN-09 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Macon Telegraph reported that strong winds associated with a line of showers blew down several trees and trees down onto power lines across the county.  One tree fell down on a vehicle.  Scattered power outages were reported in Bibb and surrounding counties of Baldwin, Crawford, Houston, and Taylor as well.

Strong Wind in BANKS, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 10:00:00 to 07-JAN-09 12:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Banks County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees and several power lines were blown down on roads across the county.

Strong Wind in HENRY, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 11:20:00 to 07-JAN-09 12:20:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 35.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that four trees were blown down north of McDonough.

Strong Wind in NORTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 10:50:00 to 07-JAN-09 11:15:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 33.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that a few trees and power lines were blown down.

Strong Wind in CLARKE, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 11:50:00 to 07-JAN-09 12:20:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 31.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Clarke County Emergency Management Director reported that a number of trees, several power lines, and some traffic signals were down, especially within the city of Athens.  Two homes were damaged from downed trees.

Strong Wind in JACKSON, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 11:45:00 to 07-JAN-09 12:20:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 42.00 MG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

The Jackson County Fire and Rescue Department reported that a power pole was blown over onto a mobile home in Jefferson.  The home was set on fire by the downed power line.

Strong Wind in WHITE, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 11:00:00 to 07-JAN-09 11:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The White County Emergency Management Director reported that strong winds associated with a line of showers blew down several trees across the county.  Two homes sustained minor to moderate damage when trees fell on the structures.

Strong Wind in OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 12:00:00 to 07-JAN-09 12:55:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 37.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Oglethorpe Echo of Lexington reported that the canopy over the gas pumps at a convenience store located at the intersection of Arnoldsville Road and U.S. Highway 78 collapsed.  The gas pumps were destroyed.

Strong Wind in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 11:00:00 to 07-JAN-09 11:35:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 37.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported that a live power line was blown down onto a school bus carrying 30 children.  Georgia Power removed the line from atop the bus and there were no injuries.  At least 5000 people in the area were left without power after the strong winds blew through.

Strong Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-09 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 35.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A large 40-inch diameter tree was blown over onto West Avenue at Bartow Street.

Strong Wind in GLASCOCK, GEORGIA
From 07-JAN-09 13:30:00 to 07-JAN-09 13:50:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The News and Farmer Jefferson Reporter of neighboring Jefferson county reported that strong winds blew a tree over onto a mobile home on Railroad Avenue in Gibson.  The tree fell through the roof of the home trapping a woman and her 3-year old boy in a recliner where they had been watching television.  Although rescue personnel were able to remove them from under the tree, the woman suffered a broken hip.