Tropical Storm in Telfair, Georgia

Tropical Storm August 30, 2023 · Telfair, Georgia

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

An emergency manager reported that Telfair County firefighter was injured when a tree came down. The person is said to be in stable condition at a regional hospital.

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 1125550. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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