Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 2, 2016

Name: Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 2, 2016
Start: 2016-09-02T00:00
End: 2016-09-02T07:00
Location: Georgia

September 2, 2016 · NWS TAE · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

Hurricane Hermine impacted southwest Georgia in early September with significant inland wind gusts which downed numerous trees and power lines. Rainfall generally ranged from 3-8 with minimal impacts from inland flooding.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $2.4 million
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Events: 20

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.

In Cook county, there were numerous trees and power lines blown down. A tree fell across Highway 41 at Dardon Road, causing a traffic crash which resulted in 1 injury. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Grady county, 55-60 trees were blown down across roadways. Approximately 2800 customers lost power. The main damage was across the southeast part of the county from the Spence area to Whigham. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Thomas county, 70 trees were blown down across the county. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Colquitt county, 125 trees were blown down across the county over roads. One home sustained tree damage. Power outages occurred across much of the county. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Dougherty county, two roofs were damaged by fallen limbs. One tree was blown down which did not cause damage. There were spotty power outages with about 200 customers losing power. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Lanier county, there were numerous trees and power lines blown down, especially in the pecan orchards. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Mitchell county, 26 trees were blown down in roadways including 7 in Pelham, 5 in Camilla, and 14 elsewhere in the county. There were minimal power outages. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Worth county, there were several trees downed across the county. Trees fell across Wynn Drive and Wa Patterson Road. Branches fell on a vehicle on Highway 256 west of Deerland Road. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Tift county, there were widespread trees and power lines downed on roadways, mainly on the south and west side of the county. Highway 41S at Adcock Road was closed due to a tree down. U.S Highway 125N was also closed due to a downed tree. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Berrien county, several trees and power lines were blown down. Total damage cost was estimated.

In Lowndes county, numerous trees and power lines were blown down including hundreds in the city of Valdosta. About 1,000 pecan trees were blown down with estimated damage to the pecan crop at around $3 million. Approximately 90 roads were closed mainly due to downed power lines. Property damage estimates are around $1 million. About 31,000 county customers lost power. Up to 117,000 gallons of sewage spilled due to the sewer system being overwhelmed by heavy rain.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 1, 3:09 PM EST, 8 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 3:09 PM EST, 8 hours 51 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
409 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

..Hurricane conditions likely along the coast of the FL Big Bend
and adjacent coastal waters tonight...

...Tropical storm conditions likely farther inland...

...Major flash flooding possible across portions of northwest
Florida and south Georgia...

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...

At 4 pm EDT the center of Hurricane Hermine was about 135 miles
south southwest of Saint Marks, FL, and was moving NNE at 14 MPH.
Hermine has shown hints of an eye feature, mainly on radar. The
latest NWP guidance is tightly clustered around a landfall point
between Apalachicola and Horseshoe Beach tonight, as it gets
"picked up" by a developing deep layer trough over the eastern
CONUS. It's doubtful there will be any major track changes based
on large scale steering flow changes, but there could still be
multiple wobbles along the general track due primarily to changes
in the tropical cyclone core. The latest observations indicate
that Hermine has developed some convection and stronger winds on
its western side, but it remains in a sheared environment with
moderate SW winds aloft, and most of the worst weather remains
east of the center. This has consequences for the storm's impacts,
as the effects west of the center will be far less in terms of
storm surge, heavy rain, and damaging winds. Unfortunately we are
not (yet) skillful enough to zero in on the exact track, even
within 12 hours or so of the expected landfall. All we can suggest
is to prepare for hurricane conditions, and if the center tracks
farther east of your position, then you will experience less
impacts. For more detailed expected impacts, please visit our
website.

.SHORT TERM [Friday Through Saturday Night]...

Hermine will be moving northeastward fairly quickly to begin the
day, and its center will exit south GA by afternoon. Because of
the limited wind field and convection on the southwest flank of
the storm, we expect rapidly improving conditions from southwest
to northeast during the day. However, there will still be a risk
of isolated tornadoes and flooding, as narrow convergence bands
often develop in the wake of exiting tropical cyclones. This
threat will diminish Friday evening. There will still be enough
lingering deep layer moisture and Q-G forcing this weekend for
chance PoPs, especially in the afternoon and evening hours. High
temperatures will be near average in the mid to upper 80s, lows in
the 70s.

.LONG TERM [Sunday Through Thursday]...

Much of the period will be dominated by a deep layer ridge and
decreased mid layer moisture, resulting in near to below-climo
PoPs (30% or less) and near-climo temperatures (90s and 70s).

&&

.AVIATION [Through 18Z Friday]...

With Hurricane Hermine making landfall this evening along the
coast of Apalachee Bay, expect MVFR to IFR conditions to prevail
throughout most of the period. Winds will be increasing
significantly at all terminals within the forecast area, this
includes sites ECP/TLH/VLD/ABY. We expect the onset of Tropical
storm force winds this evening, with gusts to hurricane force near
TLH and VLD. Winds will remain strong overnight with conditions
improving from the southwest by late morning as Hermine pushes on
to the northeast.

&&

.MARINE...

Hurricane conditions are likely across much of the coastal waters
overnight. Conditions will improve Friday afternoon.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Really?

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

Obviously we continue to be concerned about very heavy rain.
Additionally, storm surge flooding is likely tonight or early Friday
on the Saint Marks River, and Fowlers Bluff on the Suwannee River,
as Hermine makes landfall. There is excellent agreement among the
global and high-res models in widespread QPF of 5 to 8 inches.
The good news, but not by much, is that the high-res models have
backed off on the 20 inch amounts which was forecast 24 hours
ago, and we now think that the peak values will be 10 to
15 inches in isolated locations. This is still potentially very
dangerous, especially if it occurs at a vulnerable location in a
short duration. Our larger rivers can absorb about up to 8 inches
of rain without significant flooding problems , but smaller rivers
such as the Sopchoppy could have more significant flooding later
this weekend.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   76  86  73  87  73 / 100  90  40  50  20
Panama City   76  86  77  86  76 /  90  50  40  40  20
Dothan        74  88  71  87  72 /  70  50  30  30  20
Albany        74  83  70  87  71 / 100  80  30  20  10
Valdosta      75  83  71  86  72 / 100 100  40  40  20
Cross City    77  83  75  85  74 / 100 100  50  60  30
Apalachicola  78  87  77  86  77 / 100  70  40  50  30

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

FL...Hurricane Warning for Coastal Dixie-Coastal Franklin-Coastal
     Gulf-Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Wakulla-
     Gadsden-Inland Franklin-Inland Gulf-Inland Jefferson-Inland
     Taylor-Inland Wakulla-Leon-Liberty-Madison.

     Flash Flood Watch through Friday evening for Calhoun-Coastal Bay-
     Coastal Dixie-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-Coastal
     Jefferson-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Wakulla-Gadsden-Inland Bay-
     Inland Dixie-Inland Franklin-Inland Gulf-Inland Jefferson-
     Inland Taylor-Inland Wakulla-Lafayette-Leon-Liberty-Madison.

     Tropical Storm Warning for Calhoun-Coastal Bay-Inland Bay-Inland
     Dixie-Jackson-Lafayette-Washington.

     High Surf Advisory until 7 PM CDT Friday for South Walton.

     Hurricane Watch for Calhoun-Coastal Bay-Inland Bay.

GA...Flash Flood Watch through Friday evening for Ben Hill-Berrien-
     Brooks-Colquitt-Cook-Decatur-Grady-Irwin-Lanier-Lowndes-
     Mitchell-Thomas-Tift-Turner-Worth.

     Tropical Storm Warning for Baker-Ben Hill-Berrien-Brooks-Calhoun-
     Clay-Colquitt-Cook-Decatur-Dougherty-Early-Grady-Irwin-
     Lanier-Lee-Lowndes-Miller-Mitchell-Quitman-Randolph-
     Seminole-Terrell-Thomas-Tift-Turner-Worth.

AL...Tropical Storm Warning for Henry-Houston.

GM...Hurricane Warning for Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From
     Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm-Coastal
     Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20
     Nm-Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out
     20 NM-Coastal waters from Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20
     NM-Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to
     60 NM-Waters from Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60
     NM.

&&

NEAR TERM...Fournier
SHORT TERM...Fournier
LONG TERM...Fournier
AVIATION...Fournier
MARINE...Fournier
FIRE WEATHER...Fournier
HYDROLOGY...Fournier

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 1, 10:44 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1144 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 PM     HURRICANE        TALLAHASSEE             30.44N 84.28W
09/01/2016                   LEON               FL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE REPORTED DOWN ON MAGNOLIA DRIVE.

&&

CAMP

Local storm report, Sep 1, 11:08 PM EST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1208 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1204 PM     HURRICANE        3 SSW HELLS HALF ACRE   30.16N 84.00W
09/01/2016                   JEFFERSON          FL   STORM CHASER

            MULTIPLE HEALTHY TREES UPROOTED AND ACROSS THE ROAD.

&&

CAMP

Local storm report, Sep 1, 11:17 PM EST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1217 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 PM     HURRICANE        WOODVILLE               30.31N 84.25W
09/01/2016                   LEON               FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN PART OF LEON COUNTY.

&&

CAMP

Local storm report, Sep 1, 11:20 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1220 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1218 AM     HURRICANE        CRAWFORDVILLE           30.18N 84.37W
09/02/2016                   WAKULLA            FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES ON HOUSES

&&

MCDERMOTT

Local storm report, Sep 1, 11:34 PM EST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1234 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1020 PM     HURRICANE        2 SE TALLAHASSEE        30.42N 84.26W
09/01/2016                   LEON               FL   UTILITY COMPANY

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON INDIANHEAD DRIVE. REPORTED BY CITY OF
            TALLAHASSEE.

&&

MOORE

Local storm report, Sep 1, 11:45 PM EST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1245 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 PM     HURRICANE        GREENVILLE              30.47N 83.64W
09/01/2016                   MADISON            FL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ACROSS INTERSTATE 10.

0140 PM     HURRICANE        3 N TALLAHASSEE         30.48N 84.28W
09/01/2016                   LEON               FL   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS MERIDIAN.

&&

CAMP

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

20 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Seminole

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.939, -84.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Miller

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Miller forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.164, -84.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Baker

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Baker forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.326, -84.445 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dougherty

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Dougherty forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.533, -84.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Lee

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Lee forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.780, -84.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Decatur

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Decatur forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.878, -84.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Grady

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Property damage: $120,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.875, -84.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Thomas

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Thomas forecast zone
Property damage: $140,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.864, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Brooks

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Brooks forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.842, -83.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Lowndes

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Lowndes forecast zone
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.834, -83.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Lanier

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Lanier forecast zone
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.038, -83.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Berrien

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Berrien forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.276, -83.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Colquitt

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Colquitt forecast zone
Property damage: $250,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.188, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Cook

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Cook forecast zone
Injuries: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.154, -83.430 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Mitchell

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Mitchell forecast zone
Property damage: $52,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.225, -84.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Worth

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Worth forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.552, -83.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Tift

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Tift forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.457, -83.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Irwin

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Irwin forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.602, -83.276 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Ben Hill

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Ben Hill forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.760, -83.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Turner

When: September 2, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Turner forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.716, -83.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Tropical Storm: A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, September 2016 The 2016 hurricane season

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 657392, 657393, 657394, 657395, 657396, 657397, 657398, 657399, 657400, 657401, 657402, 657403, 657404, 657405, 657406, 657407, 657408, 657409, 657410, 657411.