Tropical Storm — Coastal Glynn, Georgia

2019-09-04 · Coastal Glynn, Georgia

Event narrative

At 11:41 am on 9/4, a HAM radio operator reported a pine tree blown down on Dellwood Avenue on St Simons Island. At 2:02 pm on 9/4, a NWS Storm Spotter reported a restaurant sign fell onto a SUV vehicle at the intersection of Hopkins Avenue and Glynn Avenue. Peak winds include 31 mph on 9/4 at 5:17 pm at St. Simons Island Malcom-Mckinnon Airport with a peak gust of 43 mph on 9/4 at 6:40 pm. The Weatherflow mesonet site on Jekyll Island measured a peak wind of 33 mph on 9/4 at 5:09 am with a peak gust of 44 mph at 5:04 am.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Dorian passed between 80-100 NM offshore of the local Atlantic Coast through the day on Sept. 4, 2019, as a Cat 2 storm on its closet approach. Ahead of Dorian, elevated King Tides and persistent onshore flow already raised water levels within the local estuaries by about 1-1.5 ft including the ICWW and St. Johns River basin. Total water rise (storm tide) associated with Dorian was up to 3.2 ft MHHW along the St. Johns county coast to about 1.5-2 ft MHHW within the St. Johns River basin. Heaviest rainfall was confined to a couple bands in St. Johns & Flagler counties. Wind damage was confined to the immediate coast and areas generally east of the I-95 corridor. There was damage to some beach structures including piers and boardwalks. Some homes flooded in Davis Shores of St. Augustine due to surge flooding & rainfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 855048. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.