Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 4, 2019

Name: Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 4, 2019
Start: 2019-09-04T10:41
End: 2019-09-04T17:02
Location: Georgia

September 4, 2019 · NWS JAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 JAX wrote it up.

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.

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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 4, 8:04 AM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 8:04 AM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
904 AM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019

.UPDATE...

Main updates to the forecast package for now was to remove the tropical
storm warning for eastern Marion county and spread some precip a
little further inland today as Dorian outer rainbands spread well
away from the center.

Winds will continue to ramp up and we have had sustained tropical
storm winds early this morning and we had a peak gust to 57 mph
along the St Johns coast as well. Local flooding warning was
issued late last night for Flagler and radar shows additional
showers again affecting parts of Flalger. Additional heavy and
persistent rainbands will rotate around and affect the coastal
areas through the day. No changes to the flash flood watch.

&&

.AVIATION...Rain bands will continue to spread through the area
with lessened impacts for GNV. More persistent rainband to affect
SGJ and CRG, and soon to move to the JAX-VQQ area later this
morning. VFR may prevail for GNV through 17z. For rest TAFs,
current MVFR cigs and vsby but ocnl to prevailing IFR vsby in
heavier showers for SGJ and CRG in the next few hours. Wind gusts
of 40 to 50 knots will be common at most sites except slightly
lower gusts at GNV.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  87  74  92  71 /  20  20  10   0
SSI  82  74  90  75 / 100 100  10  10
JAX  81  75  93  73 /  90  70  10  10
SGJ  81  75  93  74 / 100  80  10  10
GNV  82  76  94  72 /  50  20  10   0
OCF  81  75  94  75 /  40  20  10   0

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Tropical Storm Warning for Clay-Coastal Duval-Coastal Nassau-
     Inland Duval-Inland Nassau-Putnam.

     Flash Flood Watch through Thursday morning for Coastal Duval-
     Coastal Nassau-Inland Duval-Inland Nassau.

     High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for Coastal Duval-
     Coastal Flagler-Coastal Nassau-Coastal St. Johns.

     Hurricane Watch for Coastal Duval-Coastal Nassau.

     High Surf Advisory until 1 AM EDT Thursday for Coastal Duval-
     Coastal Flagler-Coastal Nassau-Coastal St. Johns.

     Hurricane Warning for Coastal Flagler-Coastal St. Johns-Inland
     Flagler-Inland St. Johns.

     Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for Coastal Flagler-
     Coastal St. Johns-Inland Flagler-Inland St. Johns.

     Coastal Flood Warning until 1 AM EDT Thursday for Clay-Inland
     Duval-Inland Flagler-Inland St. Johns-Putnam.

GA...Tropical Storm Warning for Brantley-Coastal Camden-Coastal Glynn-
     Inland Camden-Inland Glynn-Northeastern Charlton-Wayne.

     Flash Flood Watch through Thursday morning for Coastal Camden-
     Coastal Glynn-Inland Camden-Inland Glynn.

     High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for Coastal Camden-
     Coastal Glynn.

     Hurricane Watch for Coastal Camden-Coastal Glynn.

     High Surf Advisory until 1 AM EDT Thursday for Coastal Camden-
     Coastal Glynn.

AM...Hurricane Warning for Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to
     Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from
     Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM-Coastal
     waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM-
     Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from
     20 to 60 NM-Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine
     FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler
     Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM.

&&

Shashy

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 4, 8:27 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
927 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2019

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

0858 AM     TROPICAL STORM   1 NNE SAINT AUGUSTINE B 29.86N 81.27W
09/04/2019                   ST. JOHNS          FL   MESONET

            ST AUGUSTINE PIER MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS
            OF 49 MPH WITH A PEAK GUST TO 62 MPH.

&&

KB

Local storm report, Sep 4, 8:55 AM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
955 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2019

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

0610 AM     COASTAL FLOOD    2 SSE CRESCENT BEACH    29.70N 81.22W
09/04/2019                   ST. JOHNS          FL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MINOR FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF OLD
            A1A AND GENE JOHNSON ROAD. RELAYED FROM
            SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

KC

Local storm report, Sep 4, 8:56 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
956 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2019

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

0920 AM     TROPICAL STORM   5 NNE BUNNELL           29.54N 81.24W
09/04/2019                   Flagler            FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT FROM A HAM RADIO OPERATOR OF A WIRE DOWN LAYING IN
            THE STREET AT WELLSTREAM LANE.

&&

RBRICKER

Local storm report, Sep 4, 9:42 AM EST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1042 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2019

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

0945 AM     COASTAL FLOOD    1 W FRUIT COVE          30.10N 81.64W
09/04/2019                   ST. JOHNS          FL   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO DOCK ALONG ST. JOHNS RIVER. TREE
            DEBRIS WAS ALSO ALONG THE DAMAGED DOCK.
            RELAYED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

KC

Local storm report, Sep 4, 9:45 AM EST, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1045 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2019

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

0945 AM     TROPICAL STORM   1 W FRUIT COVE          30.10N 81.64W
09/04/2019                   ST. JOHNS          FL   PUBLIC

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS COASTAL FLOOD REPORT FROM
            1 W FRUIT COVE. DAMAGE TO DOCK ALONG ST.
            JOHNS RIVER. CYPRESS TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN.
            TREE DEBRIS WAS ALSO ALONG THE DAMAGED DOCK.
            RELAYED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

KC

Local storm report, Sep 4, 10:00 AM EST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1100 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2019

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

0430 AM     TROPICAL STORM   1 NNW FERNANDINA BEACH  30.67N 81.45W
09/04/2019                   NASSAU             FL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            UPROOTED LARGE OAK TREE BLOCKING ROAD AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF 14TH STREET AND BEECH
            STREET. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. RELAYED BY
            SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

KC

The radar

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Event by event

2 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Coastal Glynn

When: September 4, 10:41 AM EST to 5:02 PM EST
Where: Coastal Glynn forecast zone
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 31.213, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

Tropical Storm, Wayne

When: September 4, 10:41 AM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 31.551, -81.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down across the road on Oak Landing Road.

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 2019 Every state in 2019 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, September 2019 The 2019 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: 855048, 855049.