Tropical Storm — Mcduffie, Georgia

2018-10-10 to 2018-10-11 · Mcduffie, Georgia

Event narrative

Winds associated with Tropical Storm Michael downed 8-10 trees throughout the county. Around 200 power outages were reported in the county. The highest measured wind gust in the county was 41 MPH at Thomson McDuffie Co Airport at 0155 EST (0255 EDT) on October 11.

Wider weather episode

An area of disturbed weather over the NW Caribbean Sea organized and became Tropical Depression #14 early on Sunday October 7th. The cyclone continued to organize while moving very slowly north, just east of the Yucatan peninsula, becoming Tropical Storm Michael on Sunday afternoon October 7th. The cyclone further developed while moving slowly north, reaching Hurricane status Monday morning October 8th. The cyclone accelerated northward into the Gulf of Mexico while continuing to strengthen, making landfall on the Florida panhandle as a category 4 hurricane Wednesday morning October 10th. The cyclone then turned to the NE and accelerated further, while weakening over land, moving through the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of GA and the Midlands of SC as a Tropical Storm, late Wednesday night October 10th into the morning of Thursday October 11th.

Across the CSRA of GA, the highest measured peak wind gust, associated with the cyclone, was 52 MPH at Augusta GA Bush Field. Some reports of downed trees and flooding were received.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 789381. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.