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In Valdosta, Ga., 100-year-old trees fell on top of houses, and several downtown buildings were destroyed. “It looks like hell," Bill Parmelee, a longtime resident of Valdosta, told NBC News .
A Georgia mom and her twin babies were among at least 26 killed in Hurricane Helene's devastating wake as the storm pounded the Deep South with floods, harsh winds and falling trees Friday.
The rapidly strengthening storm is likely to be designated as a bomb cyclone if the central pressure in the storm plunges 0.71 inches in 24 hours or less (24 millibars).
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City accidentally issued a hurricane warning for Jackson County, Georgia when it was supposed to be a tropical storm warning. [2] [3] [4] In addition, on the night of September 26, an extreme wind warning was issued for portions of South Georgia, including Valdosta. [5]
Tropical Storm Idalia, which made landfall in Florida as a category 4 hurricane, marched through southeastern Georgia on Wednesday, causing heavy damage in areas like Valdosta and pockets of ...
A tornadic waterspout formed over the Gulf of Mexico and moved ashore at Santa Rosa Beach, where roofs were damaged, trees were downed, and a weather station recorded a 106 mile-per-hour wind gust. The tornado crossed Choctawhatchee Bay and moved ashore again south of Freeport, partially unroofing a few homes and snapping trees before dissipating.
October 15–17, 1999 – In association with Hurricane Irene, tropical cyclone warnings and watches were posted in Georgia, with a tropical storm watch for the entire coast and later a hurricane warning from Savannah northward. [15] However, the storm brings only very light precipitation to the state, peaking at 0.56 inches (14 mm) near Savannah.
A 100-year-old home in Valdosta, Ga., is damaged by an oak tree after Hurricane Helene moved through the area on Sept. 27.