Hurricane (Typhoon) — Inland Mcintosh, Georgia

1999-09-15 · Inland Mcintosh, Georgia

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Floyd approached from the south, but turned more northeast on the afternoon of the 15th and just brushed southeast Georgia. Well over 200,000 citizens in the affected counties evacuated the area. Because Floyd turned to the northeast, damage was minimal and confined mostly to the coastal counties. Scattered trees and a few power lines were down. Highest winds over land was 40 mph with a gust to 53 mph at the Savannah Airport. Maximum tide at Savannah was 12.39 ASL (8.69 MLLW) with a maximum departure of 3.3 feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5718916. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.