Tropical Storm — Northern Ware, Georgia

2024-08-04 to 2024-08-06 · Northern Ware, Georgia

Event narrative

A large tree fell on a screened enclosure damaging the structure to a home in Waycross, GA. 7.72 inches of rainfall was measured by a CoCoRaHS observer at Waycross 2.6 NNW during Debby. On 8/5, AWOS KAYS Waycross Ware Co measured a peak gust of 40 mph.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm along the FL Big Bend coast during the early morning of August 5, 2024. Prior to landfall, outer convective bands produced tornadoes across portions of northeast Florida on August 4th. Widespread flooding moved inland with Debby across the Suwannee River Valley and inland Southeast Georgia where flash flooding and moderate to major river flooding occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.