Tropical Storm in Wheeler, Georgia

Tropical Storm August 30, 2023 · Wheeler, Georgia

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency manager reported several trees down near intersection of Fox Road and Rabbit Road in southern Wheeler County.

The wider storm

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 1125531. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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