Power Outage in Douglas, GA

Trees and power lines were blown down on Baymeadows Drive West. The time of damage was based on radar.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the Douglas city limits, especially across the north side of town toward Ambrose along State Road 32. Five to six homes were damaged due to trees falling onto the structures.

Trees and power lines were blown down near Paradise Lane. An overturned vehicle was in the ditch and the occupant was not able to be reached at the time of the report due to downed power lines.

Numerous trees, power lines and a roof was blown off of a home along U.S. Highway 221 near the Coffee and Atkinson county line.

Trees and power lines were blown down. A roof collapsed on Sleepy Hollow Farm Road.

Widespread tree and power line wind damage occurred across the county.

Trees and power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar.

Minor wind damage was observed across the county, which included numerous trees blown down and power outages. At 730 pm on 10/10, a power lines was blown down near Haley Circle. Between 1025 pm and 11 pm on 10/10, numerous reports of wind damage were reported. At 1025 pm, a reported of damage to the roof of a convenience store was received. After a storm survey, it was confirmed that ta back office behind the store had its roof blown off, and it was laid onto the roof of the store. At 10:25 pm, a report of a fallen tree onto a trailer was received in Bushnell. At 10:30 pm, a chicken house was blown down in Pridgen. There were unconfirmed reports of major roof damage to a church in Ambrose, but the church could not be found during the post storm survey. There were over 200 residents sheltered from mobile homes in the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down near US Highway 441 south of Douglas.

Power lines were blown down across Rebecca S. Waldron Road in Green Acres. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated so the event could be included in Storm Data.

Winds blew down power lines between Douglas and Withlacoochee.

Trees and power lines were blown down near Douglas. Portion of a roof collapsed on a home.

Power lines were blown down off of Hickory Lane in Nicholls.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. About 2,000 residents were without power. The peak wind measured at the Douglas Municipal Airport was 38 mph at 6:35 am on Sept. 2nd. Storm total rainfall included 4.92 inches in Pridgen.

A roof was blown off of a structure. There were also several trees and power lines blown down with the city limits.

A tree was blown down, crushed a truck, and blocked Walker Street. Several power lines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Douglas. The time of damage was based on radar.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Broxton and Highway 107.

Power lines were damaged along Fire Line Drive from thunderstorm winds. The time of event damage was based on radar.

Trees and power lines were blown down along State Road 221 and Beaver Creek.

Power lines were blown down in the Willacoochee Area.

Emergency Management reported some trees and power lines down along State Road 32 west of Nicholls.

Law enforcement reported downed powerlines between Douglas and Nicholls. The event time was estimated by radar.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Hurricane "Jeanne"Hurricane "Jeanne" made landfall along the central Florida east coast, very near the location of Hurricane "Frances" some two weeks earlier. Like "Frances" this system moved west-northwest across central Florida and then northwestwards into southern Georgia. This motion once again brought the area into the periphery of the storm as north Florida and southeast Georgia experienced sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts to near hurricane force along the coast. Across the Suwannee Valley and portions of southeast Georgia sustained winds were higher than during "Frances" and rain once again resulted in flooding of many locations. The lowest local barometric pressure of 980.0 mb/28.94 in Hg was recorded in Ocala, Florida as the center moved to near the city. The lowest pressure readings across north Florida ranged from 980.0/28.94 in HG at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 999.4 mb/29.51 in Hg at the National Ocean Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The lowest pressure readings across southeast Georgia ranged from 993.9 mb/29.35 in Hg at Douglas airport (KDQH) to 1001.4 mb/29.57 in Hg at Brunswick, Glynnco Airport (KBQK). Maximum sustained winds recorded were 48 knots/55 mph at the St. Augustine CMAN site (SAUF1) on the St. Augustine Pier. The peak gust was also recorded at SAUF1 with 65 knots/75 mph occurring on the 26th. Generally land stations (ASOS, AWOS III and mesonet stations) reported sustained winds of 30 to 50 mph with gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Tree blow down once again occurred in bands with roof and some structural damage with the most pronounced damage over the Suwannee Valley and southeast Georgia where "Frances" was not quite as severe. Most structural damage was associated with mobile homes and generally weakly constructed permanent structures. Several cases of large trees destroying manufactured homes were once again observed. One child was killed due to a tree fall.Wave heights of 20 feet were recorded across the coastal waters with tides running one to two and a half feet above astronomical tide levels on the open ocean. Tides three to four feet above astronomical occurred on the St. Johns River causing flooding in low lying areas. Extensive beach erosion once again occurred due to long duration of onshore winds both from "Jeanne" as well as a period of onshore flow preceding the event.Rainfall totals across north Florida and southeast Georgia generally ranged from 3 to 7 inches. The heaviest rainfall was once again over the Suwannee Valley and southeast Georgia with Live Oak, Florida experiencing 10.88 inches of rain. Due to the already saturated conditions, sheet flooding, river flooding and road washouts again occurred with this event with Live Oak and southeast Georgia hard hit. Most rivers in the region returned to to flood stage and portions of Interstate 10 were again closed due to flooding.Tornadoes occurred across the coastal region; however, the tornado outbreak was not as extensive as with "Frances." The banded nature of the Tropical Storm wind damage again made it very difficult to differentiate between wind damage and tornado damage in subsequent storm damage surveys. No fatalities or injuries are believed to have occurred due to tornado touchdowns.Overall tree blow down, power outages and roadways blocked by trees were reported in most areas. In the heavy rainfall areas many dirt and secondary roads were once again left impassable.

Hurricane "Frances"Hurricane "Frances" made landfall along the central Florida coast and, as a weakening system, moved west-northwest across central Florida and then northwestwards into southwest Georgia. This motion brought the area into the periphery of the storm and southeast Georgia experienced sustained tropical storm force winds with higher gusts. Across portions of southeast Georgia heavy rainfall resulted in extensive flooding in many locations. The lowest Mean Sea Level Pressure readings across southeast Georgia ranged from 995.2 mb/29.39 in Hg at Douglas Airport (KDQH) to 1002.3 mb/29.60 in Hg at Brunswick, Glynnco Airport (KBQK). Maximum sustained winds recorded in southeast Georgia were 35 knots/40 mph at the Alma Airport. The peak recorded gusts were 39 knots/45 mph at both Alma and Waycross Airports. Unofficial gusts of 55 to 60 mph occurred along the immediate coast at St. Simons Island. Some tree blow down occurred in bands with roof and some structural damage. Most structural damage was associated with mobile homes and generally weakly constructed permanent structures. Several cases of large trees destroying manufactured homes were reported, with two injured occurring in Wayne County due to trees down on homes.Wave heights of 10 to 20 feet were recorded across the coastal waters with tides running one to two feet above astronomical tide levels. The right lane of the St. Simons Island Causeway was flooded and impassable. Extensive beach erosion occurred due to long duration of onshore winds both from "Frances" as well as a period of onshore flow preceding the event.Rainfall totals across southeast Georgia generally ranged from 5 to 10 inches. The heaviest rainfall was associated with a rainband which moved out of Apalachee Bay across north Florida, the Suwannee Valley and into portions of Southeast Georgia. This band dropped up to 16 inches of rain from near Ocala, Florida through the Suwannee Valley and then across the Florida-Georgia State line over Waycross to near Baxley. Peak Cooperative Observer rainfall reports with this band are 11.94 inches at Patterson and 10.40 inches at Baxley. Homes were flooded across the region with the St. Marys River area in Camden and Clinch Counties especially hard hit. Many primary roads were flooded and secondary and dirt roads were washed out for up to a week. Most rivers in the region were pushed to flood stage with several approaching record flood. Tornadoes occurred across the entire region with over 20 confirmed touchdowns. The banded nature of the tropical storm wind damage made it very difficult to differentiate between wind damage and tornado damage in subsequent storm damage surveys. No fatalities or injuries are believed to have occurred due to tornado touchdowns.Overall tree blow down, power outages and roadways blocked by trees were reported most areas. In the heavy rainfall areas many dirt and secondary roads were left impassable for an extended period.

Trees and power lines down.

Satilla REMC employees reported large trees and power lines down.

Power lines down in and near Douglas and on Highway 135 in Southwestern Douglas. Power lines also down 5 miles south of Douglas and road signs flying across the road in Broxton.

A few pine trees and power lines down along highway 441 south of Douglas.

Large trees down on power lines Highway 158. Hail of unknown size also reported.

Large trees reported down by regional power utility.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Emergency Management reported widespread damage just NW of Douglas along Rocky Pond Road, and determined that the damage was caused by a weak tornado. Numerous trees and power lines were down and snapped. Several tin roofs were blown off buildings along Rocky Pond Road and Highway 206. Three semi-trucks were overturned at the American Truck Parts facility, and 2 mobile homes were damaged and shifted off of their foundations along Rocky Pond Road. EMA noted a path was cut through the trees and damage occurred to another mobile home and one old home was destroyed. At 315 pm EDT, the county dispatch had received numerous calls of strong wind damage throughout Douglas, which the EM reported as being caused by the weak tornado. Path length and width were estimated based on time of reports and EM descriptions. Below is a time line of reports received by NWS Jacksonville: 0230 pm EDT: Numerous trees and power lines were down and several tin roofs blown off along Rocky Pond Road near Highway 32. 0230 pm EDT: Emergency Management reported that a weak and small tornado overturned 3 semi-trucks, damaged and shifted 2 mobile homes, and cut a narrow path through the trees and damaged another mobile home and destroyed an old house. 0250 pm EDT: Local Dispatch in Douglas reported 2 mobile homes were destroyed, power lines down and dime size hail in Douglas. 0305 pm EDT: Local Dispatch in Douglas reported a single wide mobile home was blown off of its foundation and a shed was destroyed. 0305 pm EDT: Local Dispatch in Douglas reported a semi-truck was overturned and road signs down on Highway 32 NNW of Douglas. 0315 pm EDT: Emergency Management relayed a report that the 911 center in Douglas was receiving widespread wind damage reports.

City Hall officials reported large trees and power lines down at highway 268 E and highway 441 N in Broxton.

Emergency management reported numerous trees and power lines down county-wide.