Tropical Storm — Coastal Camden, Georgia

2016-09-01 to 2016-09-03 · Coastal Camden, Georgia

Event narrative

The Sea Camp Dock on Cumberland Island measured a maximum sustained wind of 38 mph on Sept. 2nd at 1 pm.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Hermine impacted northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia during the afternoon of Sept. 1st through Sept. 2nd as the storm tracked inland near Cedar Key Florida as a Category 1 hurricane Thursday night, then tracked northward across SE Georgia through early Friday morning. The left front quadrant of the storm impacted the local area as well as widespread rainfall with wind gusts generally around 35-55 mph in squalls. Storm total rainfall (1200 UTC Sep. 1st through 1200 UTC Sep. 3rd) was 4-6 inches across the Suwannee River Valley to 1-3 inches toward the Atlantic coast. Storm surge values were 0.5 ft to 2 ft along the coast and within the St. Johns River basin. For county specific impacts, please read county specifics in the Storm Data report.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 658116. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.