Power Outage in Savannah, GA

The Chatham County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on a power line near the intersection of Highway 80 and Griffin Avenue.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported a power line down near the intersection of Harry S Truman Parkway and Anderson Street.

Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported trees and power lines down at a few locations near Garden City. Locations included W Gwinnett Street and Whitaker Street, W Highway 80 and Talmadge Avenue, Stiles Avenue and Addie B Byers Drive, and Telfair Place.

The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported power lines down at the intersection of Waters Avenue and East Waldburg Street.

The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported a tree down on power lines at the 600 Block of Windsor Road.

The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported power lines down at the intersection of Skidaway Road and 43rd Street.

The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported a tree and power lines down in the 600 Block of Main Street.

The City of Savannah reported via Twitter that Hopkins Street was closed between 45th Lane and 46th Street due to a tree falling on a powerline.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree down on power lines in the 600 Block of Kline Street.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported numerous trees down along Rose Dhu Road and Rose Dhu Glen Drive. One tree was down on a home and another experienced window damage. One power line was also down and a chain link fence was damaged.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a power line near Apache Avenue and Mohawk Street.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported a few trees down around Savannah. One large tree was blocking the roadway at Skidaway Road and McCormick. Another tree was down on a power line at E Henry Street at Skidaway Road. Finally, a tree was down at the intersection of Pennsylvania and California.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree fell on power lines and a house on E 39th Street.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree and power line down on East President Street near General McIntosh Boulevard.

Emergency management reported a tree down on a power line near the intersection of Hickory Drive and Smith Avenue.

The Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down near the intersection of Davidson Avenue and White Bluff Road, a tree down on a power line at East Welwood Drive and White Bluff Road, and a tree down on power lines along the 1300 Block of East 32nd Street.

An emergency manager reported a power line down on the 1100 block of East 52nd Street.

A trained spotter reported four large tree limbs down, each around 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Also, a power pole was down off of Abercorn Street and the spotter estimated winds gusting to around 60 mph.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported power lines down on Mohawk Street.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported power lines down on McKenzie Place.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree and power line down on Littleneck Road.

The Chatham County emergency manager reported trees down and power lines down on Lynn Drive.

An Emergency Manager reported power lines down on Shipyard Road.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported trees and power lines down on East 32nd Street in Savannah.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported power lines down on Village Drive.

The Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree and power line down on Dublin Road.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported power lines down on Old Louisville Road.

An amateur radio operator relayed a report of trees and a power line down on Pinder Point Road.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported power lines down on Pine Barren Road.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree fell at the intersection of East 36th Street and Atlantic Avenue. The tree damaged a car and also brought down power lines.

The Savannah Fire Department reported a tree on a home along Linewood Road, a tree down along Largo Drive near Tibet Abet Avenue and tree branches along with power lines down nearby.

The Tybee Island Police Department reported a power line down on Miller Avenue.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported a power line down on San Marco Drive.

The Tybee Island Police Department reported a power line down at Highway 80 and Lovell Avenue.

Power lines were reported down on Staley Avenue in Savannah.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported trees and power lines down.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a power line in the 8500 block of Lyn Avenue. Also, a nearby tree fell on power lines near the intersection of Coffee Bluff Road and Vernon River Drive and another tree fell across the roadway in the 300 block of Vernonburg Road.

Savannah media relayed a picture of a tree that fell and brought down power lines at the Savannah Christian Preparatory School near the intersection of Interstate 16 and Chatham Parkway.

Three trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. One tree blocked Balboa Boulevard. Other fallen trees destroyed a storage building, damaged wooden and chained link fences and pulled down power lines on Ventura Boulevard.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down on power lines in the 700 block of Bradley Point Road.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported multiple trees and large tree limbs down around Savannah. This includes one tree down on 40th Street near the intersection with Abercorn Street, one tree down on a power line in the 1800 block of E 41st Street, multiple trees down at the intersection of Wheaton Street and Waters Avenue, and a tree down on a power line and a house in the 2100 block of Clars Avenue.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported trees and power lines blocking the road at Beaulieu Bend and Beaulieu Farm Bend Road. Also, a tree on a house at 249-A Shipyard Road.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down and power lines down on Solomon Avenue.

Chatham County reported power lines down in front of a home in the 100 block of Smith Avenue.

Chatham County dispatch reported a power line down on a car.

Chatham County Emergency Management reported trees and power lines down at the intersection of East Park Avenue and Paulsen Street in Savannah. Also, a tree fell onto a car and was blocking the road at the intersection of Sumter and Mitchell Streets.

Chatham County dispatch reported power lines down and multiple tree limbs in the road at the intersection of Apache Avenue and Shawnee Street.

A member of the broadcast media reported power lines down on Fox Chase Road due to a tree being struck by lightning.

An emergency manager reported power lines down at the 100 block of Beasley Road in Garden City.

An emergency manager reported a tree fell on power lines and a house at 221 Byck Avenue. Another tree fell down near the intersection of Byck Avenue and Chatham Villa Drive over the railroad tracks.

An emergency manager reported a tree blown down onto power lines at the intersection of Bull Street and Thackery Place.

An emergency manager reported power lines down at the intersection of Chevis Road and Wild Heron Road.

An emergency manager reported power lines down at the 400 Block of Beaulieu Avenue.

An emergency manager reported power lines down and on fire at the 8500 block of Kent Drive.

A report of power poles snapped off at the base at Cornell Avenue and Waters Avenue.

Thunderstorm winds brought down power lines at the Pilot Travel Center near the intersection of Interstate 16 and Dean Forest Road.

A Chatham County Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a power line near the intersection of Godsells Street and Mildred Street.

A Chatham County Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a power line along Brickhaven Road.

A Chatham County emergency manager reported a power line down at the 200 block of West Bolton Street.

The media reported a tree down on power lines on Skidaway Road.

One tree down on power lines along Spivey Avenue near Sharon Park.

County Warning Point reported a powerline down near the intersection of Coffee Bluff Road and White Bluff Avenue.

The public reported several tree limbs down, including one which was 12 inches in diameter. The tree limbs bought down power lines.

An emergency manager reported a tree and power line down at Coffee Bluff and Coffee Villa Road.

Multiple trees and power lines down on Waynesboro Road in the Ogeechee Farms area.

Trees and power lines blown down along Cromwell Road.

Tree down and another tree down on a powerline near Whitaker Street and West Jones Street.

Power lines down and sparking on a fence near the intersection of 65th Street and Habersham Street.

Several power lines blown down near the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and White Bluff Road.

The Garden City, Georgia Fire Department reported numerous trees and power lines down across the city.

Law enforcement reported power poles leaning over and a pick up truck almost blown off Highway 80.

Law enforcement reported one tree down on a car and also power lines down along Georgia Highway 30.

The Chatham county warning point reported a power line down on the east side of Savannah, Georgia.

A spotter reported a tree down across power lines on Van Nuys Boulevard. Several small branches were also down across the area.

The Garden City Fire Department reported a tree and several large tree limbs down on power lines around Garden City, Georgia.

The public reported 1 large pine tree down along with numerous branches and power lines down.

A public official reported a tree down over power lines on 37th street.

Law enforcement reported power lines down along Highway 21 in Garden City, Georgia.

A trained spotter reported a large limb and power line down on a shed.

The Chatham County Emergency Management reported powerlines down on Highway 204 near US 17. The powerlines were blocking both lanes of traffic.

Chatham county Emergency Management reported 2 trees down on a power line as well as a power outage on James Street in Garden City, Georgia.

The public reported a tree blown down on power lines just south of downtown Savannah, Georgia. Dime size hail was also reported.

Law Enforcement reported a power line down at the intersection of Laroache Avenue and Jasmine Avenue, in the Savannah, Georgia metropolitan area.

Law Enforcement reported a power line down at the intersection of Abercorne Street and Deerfield Road in the Savannah, Georgia metropolitan area.

The Broadcast Media relayed a report of power lines down in the Dutch Island area of Savannah, Georgia.

The public reported large tree limbs fell and knocked down power lines in front of a residence in Savannah, Georgia.

The public reported a tree and a power line down at the intersection of Montgomery Cross Road and Clark Avenue in Savannah, Georgia.

The public reported several trees and power lines down in the front yard of their residence, 1 mile east of Savannah, Georgia.

Law Enforcement reported several trees down and a downed power line along Parkersburg Road.

An emergency manager reported that a top of a tree fell on three power lines due to a lightning strike near the intersection of highway 30 and Keller Road. The power lines fell on the road causing a temporary closing of highway 30 two miles west of Port Wentworth, Georgia.

Several power lines were reported down in Savannah, Georgia.

Trees and power lines were reported down along Gateway Boulevard, 5 miles west of the Hunter Army Airfield. Several signs were also downed by strong thunderstorm winds.

Numerous trees, power lines, stop lights, and signs were reported down across the entire city of Savannah, Georgia.

Power lines were reported down on MLK Boulevard by the Savannah Dispatch.

Power lines were reported down in Savannah, Georgia.

The National Weather Service Office in Charleston, South Carolina completed a damage survey in Chatham county Georgia and determined that an EF-1 Tornado occurred. The Tornado developed around 3:37 pm just north of the intersection of Montgomery Cross Road and the Harry Truman Parkway and traveled south-southwest just west of the Harry Truman Parkway for aproximately 3/4 of a mile before lifting. The maximum width of the Tornado was about 100 yards, and maximum sustained winds were estimated at 90 to 100 mph. This Tornado damaged a fire station and uprooted and snapped off numerous trees. ||The vast majority of the damage was caused by at least 5 strong downbursts. In general, fairly widespread damage occurred from the Bacon Park Golf Course starting around 3:32 pm and ended near the intersection of Ferguson Avenue and Route 204 around 3:45 pm. South and southeast of this intersection and north of the Bacon Park Golf Course damage was much more sporadic. In this concentrated damage area, damage was up to 2.5 miles wide. Downburst winds knocked the steeple off a church and knocked down or snapped off thousands of trees. Tree limbs and large branches damaged 40 to 50 homes, with about a dozen of the homes sustaining major damage. Trees or large limbs fell on and destroyed about a dozen vehicles. The winds knocked down power poles and power lines, resulting in thousands of people without power. In addition, shingle and siding damage was also observed on the some of the homes. ||One of the areas of most significant damage occurred in the Lake View Subdivision just west of Ferguson Avenue. In this area downburst winds snapped off or uprooted numerous trees. Trees or large branches fell on at least a dozen homes, several homes sustained shingle or minor roof damage. One of the homes was deemed uninhabitable after a tree fell through it. Wind speeds in this area were estimated to be 80 to 90 mph.||Another area of significant damage occurred at a Gun Club between Ferguson Avenue and Harry Truman Parkway. In this area, strong winds destroyed a building and tossed an outbuilding about 30 yards. In addition, numerous large trees were snapped off or uprooted, with one tree landing on and damaging another building. Wind speeds in this area were estimated to be 90 to 100 mph.

The Chatham county Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a power line at the intersection of Waters Avenue and 70th Street. Numerous power outages and small hail were also reported.

The general public reported power lines down in Thunderbolt, Georgia.

Powerlines and two trees were reported down.

Powerlines down on Walberg St.

Trees and power lines down at intersection of West 34th Street and Ogeechee Road. Trees down near intersection of Ogeechee Road and Chief of Love Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree, blocking a road and downing power lines.

Powerlines down on Pennsylvania Ave. Trees down on Bryanwood and Johnny Mercer.

A tornado knocked down trees and power lines and destroyed a fence. The tornado tracked into Jasper county South Carolina before dissipating.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines across Tybee Island.

Lightning struck a 7400 square foot home which sparked a fire causing millions of dollars in damage. The storm also knocked out power to 18,000 residents.

Numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines were downed.

Irma first developed into a tropical storm on August 30th about 420 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, and within 24 hours strengthened into a hurricane. Irma continued to intensify and became a major hurricane over the eastern Atlantic on September 1st. After undergoing a brief period of weakening on September 2nd, Irma once again strengthened into a major hurricane on September 3rd and maintained major hurricane status through September 10th when it made landfall on the southwest Florida coast. During this extended period as a major hurricane, Irma set numerous intensity records for a hurricane in the Atlantic basin. Maximum sustained winds reached 185 mph, making Irma the strongest storm on record to exist in the Atlantic Ocean outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Also, Irma���s 185 mph maximum sustained winds are tied for the second strongest maximum winds all time in an Atlantic hurricane. The minimum central pressure reached during Irma���s life cycle was 914 mb which is the lowest pressure on record by an Atlantic hurricane outside of the western Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Furthermore, Irma maintained Category 5 status for 3 consecutive days which is the longest on record for an Atlantic hurricane. Irma stayed on a general westward track through September 5th when it began a gradual turn to the west-northwest. On this west-northwestward track, Irma eventually skirted along the north coast of Cuba on September 9th before turning northward toward Florida on September 10th. Irma officially made landfall at Marco Island, FL at 3:35 pm September 10 as a Category 3 hurricane. Following landfall, Irma tracked to the north-northwest and eventually the northwest as it progressed up the western side of the Florida peninsula. Irma steadily weakened during this time and was downgraded to a tropical storm near the big bend of Florida at 8:00 am on September 11th. Through the rest of September 11th, Irma tracked to the northwest into southern Georgia and widespread impacts occurred across the Southeast.||Despite the fact that the center of Irma tracked well to the west of the southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina region, it still caused significant impacts due to heavy rainfall, strong winds, tornadoes, and storm surge. Feeder bands around Irma continuously moved onshore on September 11th and produced very heavy rainfall rates with rainfall totals generally ranging from 3 to 9 inches. The peak storm total rainfall of 9.07��� was recorded by a CoCoRaHS observer near Beaufort, SC. Daily record rainfall totals for September 11th were recorded at all 3 climate sites in the area: 5.51��� at the Charleston International Airport (KCHS), 4.53��� at Downtown Charleston (KCXM), and 4.74��� at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV). This widespread heavy rain resulted in several reports of flash flooding with water entering homes and businesses. Wind damage produced numerous power outages across the region with some damage to structures and numerous downed trees. The strongest winds were confined to coastal locations, but frequent gusts into the 40-50 mph range occurred well inland. The maximum sustained wind recorded was 59 mph by the Weatherflow site on the Folly Beach Pier (XFOL) and the maximum wind gust recorded was 76 mph by the Weatherflow site near Beaufort (XBUF). One fatality and 1 injury occurred from trees falling on homes and across roadways in southeast South Carolina. The entire southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina coast was impacted by storm surge generally ranging from 3 to 6 feet. This storm surge produced numerous reports of 4 to 6 feet of inundation above ground level, mainly along the southeast South Carolina coast. A peak surge of 4.87 feet occurred at the Charleston Harbor tide gauge at 2:00 pm while a peak surge of 5.63 feet occurred at the Fort Pulaski tide gauge at 5:42 am. Significant beach erosion occurred at area beaches with widespread damage to docks and piers all along the coast, as well as numerous reports of inundated roadways.||According to data received from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, total damages from Irma in southeast Georgia were $29,150,000. This includes $20,000,000 in Chatham County, $2,900,000 in Liberty County, $2,900,000 in McIntosh County, $900,000 in Bryan County, $900,000 in Bulloch County, $300,000 in Effingham County, $250,000 in Candler County, $200,000 in Evans County, $200,000 in Jenkins County, $200,000 in Long County, $200,000 in Screven County, and $200,000 in Tattnall County. However, it should be noted that no explicit reports of damage from Irma were received from Effingham, Evans, or Screven counties. As such, no events were recorded in Storm Data for these counties. For all other counties, the total dollar damage amounts were divided equally across all Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, and Storm Surge/Tide events.

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea. Matthew then became a hurricane about 190 miles northeast of Curacao on September 29th before reaching Category 5 strength the following day. Matthew then weakened slightly while turning north toward the Greater Antilles, remaining a Category 4 hurricane as it made landfall over Haiti���s Tiburon Peninsula early on October 4th. Matthew then continued north while maintaining a Category 4 strength before making a second landfall near the Guantanamo Province in Cuba later that day. Land interaction helped reduce the strength of Matthew to a Category 3 hurricane, before it re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane while tracking northwest toward the Bahamas. Matthew then tracked about 25 miles west of Nassau before making landfall for a 3rd time over Grand Bahama about 15 miles west-northwest of Freeport as a Category 4 hurricane on October 6th. Matthew then continued on a north-northwest track toward Florida before paralleling much of the Southeast coast in a slowly weakening state over the next couple days. Matthew tracked parallel to the northern half of the Southeast Georgia coast as a Category 2 hurricane (110 mph), before continuing to weaken to a Category 1 hurricane (85 mph) while passing much of the lower Southeast South Carolina coast. Minimum surface pressures of 983.1 mb at Savannah International Airport (KSAV), 980.6 mb at Beaufort Airport (KNBC) and 981.7 mb at Charleston International Airport (KCHS) where recorded as Matthew passed just offshore. Matthew then made its 4th and final landfall as a weak Category 1 hurricane (75 mph) near McClellanville, SC at approximately 1045 AM on October 8th. Matthew then re-emerged into the western Atlantic shortly after, briefly maintaining hurricane strength before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on October 9th as it pulled away from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. ||Across southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina, the main impacts from Matthew included heavy rain, wind damage in the form of scattered to widespread trees and power lines blown down and storm surge, specifically along coastal locations from Tybee Island, GA north to Edisto Beach, SC. Storm total rainfall amounts generally ranged from 4.5 to 7 inches across western areas of Southeast Georgia and extreme western locations of Southeast South Carolina to 8 to 17 inches closer to the coast, highest in coastal counties of Southeast Georgia and the lower Southeast South Carolina coast. A peak storm total rainfall of 17.49 inches was recorded at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia while a peak storm total rainfall of 16.90 inches was recorded near Edisto Island, SC. Daily record rainfall totals were also set on October 7th and October 8th at the Savannah International Airport (KSAV), 4.36 inches and 3.84 inches, at the Charleston International Airport (KCHS), 4.7 inches and 5.77 inches and in downtown Charleston (KCXM), 4.36 inches and 3.84 inches respectively. Heavy rains also led to several instances of flash flooding with damage to roads and homes and helped produce long duration flooding along the Edisto River, Ashley River and Santee River. Wind damage produced numerous to widespread power outages and damage to homes and other structures throughout the area, most significantly at locations near the coast where 60 mph to 100 mph wind gusts occurred with rainbands surrounding the passing eye wall. On October 8th, a maximum sustained wind of 75 mph and peak wind gust of 96 mph was recorded at the Tybee Island South sensor (XTYE) in Georgia while a maximum sustained wind of 67 mph was recorded at the Beaufort (XBUF) sensor in South Carolina and peak wind gust of 87 mph was recorded at the Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) sensor in South Carolina. Three deaths and 1 injury occurred from trees falling on homes or cars in Southeast Georgia. The most extensive damage came with storm surge during Matthew. The entire Southeast Georgia and Southeast South Carolina coast was impacted by storm surge generally ranging between 2 to 5 ft with some locations as high as 6 to 8 ft. A peak surge of 7.69 ft occurred at the Fort Pulaski tide gauge at 248 AM October 8th while a peak surge of 6.20 ft occurred at the Charleston Harbor tide gauge at 5 AM October 8th. Damage from surge was most notable on the northern ends of Tybee Island in Georgia, Fripp Island in South Carolina and Edisto Island in South Carolina. Locations on Fripp Island and Edisto Island saw some of the most significant beach erosion and damage to oceanfront homes in the entire area.

Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane. According to the National Hurricane Center, Hermine made landfall as a Category 1 Hurricane at 1:30 am EDT on September 2nd along the Florida Big Bend coast just east of St. Marks, Florida, near the Wakulla-Jefferson County line. Hermine continued on a northeastward track across the Florida panhandle and into southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina, gradually weakening back to a Tropical Storm. Across southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina, the main impacts from Hermine included heavy rain and wind damage in the form of scattered to numerous trees being blown down. Storm total rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 8 inches across the region, including a daily record rainfall of 2.32 inches at the Charleston International Airport. The wind damage produced numerous power outages and even some damage to homes and other structures throughout the area. Hermine spawned 2 tornadoes, and produced a 1.5 to 2.5 foot storm surge along the coast, though no flooding was reported.

An upstream shortwave, a seabreeze pinned along the coast and outflow boundaries supported numerous thunderstorms within an environment characterized by MLCAPE exceeding 3000 j/kg and downdraft CAPE ranging between 800-1200 j/kg. One complex of thunderstorms impacted areas along I-16 and the Savannah area. Most reports included damaging winds, where brief wet microbursts blew down trees and power lines at scattered locations.