Tropical Storm — Toombs, Georgia

2023-08-30 · Toombs, Georgia

Event narrative

University of Georgia Mesonet station UGA58 Vidalia reported a wind gust of 49 mph.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida as a category 3 hurricane. As Idalia moved inland to the northeast, it brought tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain to much of south Georgia, including far southeast counties of NWS Peachtree City CWFA (Telfair to Toombs county) where winds gusted between 40-50 mph and 3 to 6 inches of rain occurred. Damage to trees and powerlines was observed in Emanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1125507. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.