Power Outage in Waycross, GA

A power pole was snapped near the cross section of Staton Avenue and Woodrow Ave.

Power lines were blown down on Swamp Road.

A tree and power line were blown down across Neal Penland Road. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data.

Around 205 pm EDT, a tornado was reported along Clough Bay Road North in Ware county about 2 miles SSE of Waresboro. GEMA coordinator relayed that there were 15 structure damaged by the tornado in Ware county, with 4 of the structures having minor damage and 6 with major damage. There were 1400 totoal without power. At 219 pm, law enforcment reported a tornado in Pierce county first moving in from the west near Highway 84 and the Sunnyside area, traveling along St. Johns Church Road and Riggins Road into the march northeast of Rigggins Road. The path was about 9 miles and the tornado was on the ground from 2:19 to 2:28 pm. Widespread tree damage occurred, billboards were destroyed and there was roof damage along the path.

A brief EF0 tornado damaged power lines and structures near the CSX Transportation Crossroads on the SSW side of Waycross.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across the northern tier of Ware county.

A tree and power line were blown down along Dixie Union Road. The time of damage was based on radar.

Power lines were blown down and a transformer blew at 3040 Cherokee Street. Time of damage was based on radar. Cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.

A large tree limb was blown down onto power lines off of Slash Pine Road. The time of event was based on radar imagery. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across Waycross.

Trees and power lines were blown down in and near Waycross. Locations included North McDonald Road and Frank Cowart Lane. A small tree fell on a vehicle. A tree fell on a home on Riley Road. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated.

Power lines were blown down across Augusta Avenue and Albany Avenue.

Widespread reports of trees and powerlines were blown down across Waycross proper.

A tree was blown down onto a power line on Horntree Road.

Widespread extensive wind damage was reported across northern Ware county from Manor to Waycross. Tree and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in StormData.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Waycross.

Power lines were blown down along Brunel Street in south Waycross.

Trees and power lines were blown down on the west side of Waycross. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.

Trees were blown down onto power lines near Sunnyside. The time was based on radar.

Numerous trees were blown down onto power lines.

Three trees were blown down onto power lines along the Gibbs Street Extension.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the northern tier of the county. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.

Power lines were blown in Waycross. Hail inch hail was also observed. The time of the event was based on radar imagery.

Several trees and power lines were blown down on Swamp Perimeter Road.

Ware County Fire Rescue reported power lines down near Beach Road.

Power lines were blown down along Carswell Avenue.

Trees and power lines were blown down at the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter site.

Trees and power lines were blown down near U.S. Highway 1. The time of the event was based on radar imagery.

Large trees and power lines were blown down in western Stephen Foster State Park.

On April 16th a wildfire broke out along Sweat Road, Ware County, Georgia when a power line fell. As of April 30th, wildfires had burned more than 66,000 acres (100 square miles) in southeast Georgia near the Okefenokee Swamp. Flame lengths up to 100 feet were reported with this fire with strong winds and abnormally dry fuels. At this time Fire officials were calling it the largest fire on record for the state of Georgia. Eighteen homes were destroyed by the fire up until this date. The fire was apparently started when strong winds knocked a power line down, igniting tinder-dry trees. The blaze was approximately 70% contained on April 30th.|Emergency officials temporarily closed a 15-20 mile stretch of U.S. Highway 1 and the CSX railroad track that runs along the highway. Portions of the highway were still closed on 30 April. Other state and local roads were closed due to reduced visibilities from smoke and ash. Additionally, more than 1000 residents near Waycross, GA, were forced to evacuate.|Two NWS Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) were currently deployed to date at the fire. NWS WFO Jacksonville conducted daily briefings for the Ware County EOC and Executive Committee at 5 p.m. The fires continued into May and June.

Trees and power lines blown down across the county. Marble sized hail also reported.

Many large trees down on power lines.

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.

One large business with roof damage. 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.

Hurricane Michael tracked toward the FL Panhandle coast October 9th and made landfall near Mexico Beach as a very strong Cat. 4, perhaps Cat. 5 upon further research. The storm center tracked NNE across southern GA, and brought tropical storm conditions in waves of showers and thunderstorms to the area through the early morning hours of Oct. 10th. Local impacts were mainly wind damage to trees, power lines and a few structures.

An unseasonably deep cold airmass was in place across the southeast region. An area of low pressure deepened near the Bahamas during the day as a vigorous upper level trough swept over the region from the west. The upper level lift, cold airmass, and strong low level winds created an area of freezing precipitation across the forecast area, with freezing rain up to 0.50 thick across NE FL and SE GA generally south of Waycross, with a historic snowfall from Homerville to Waycross to Jesup northward with amounts of 2-4 inches and up to 6 inches. Widespread power outages occurred due to frozen precipitation and numerous roads were closed.

Hurricane Irma's eye passed west of the local forecast area, with the region on the storm's turbulent east side. Widespread tropical storm force winds with gusts to hurricane force were felt across much of the area, with the strongest winds surging up the Florida east coast during the pre-dawn hours of Sept. 11th. Extensive tree and power line damage occurred across the local area from the winds. One of the greatest local impacts exacerbated by Irma's rainfall and storm surge was river flooding. Prior to Irma's arrival, a local nor'eastern developed 3 days prior, with strong onshore flow pumping water into the St. Johns River basin. Elevated water levels of 1-2 ft above normal tidal departure were already ongoing for several tidal cycles before Irma's surge and rainfall. The nor'easter also brought localized heavy rainfall bands, with some areas near the coast realizing 4-6 inches in 24 hrs the days prior to Irma. In addition, precursor conditions to the nor'easter included an above average rainfall across the region during the summer months. Major, historic river flooding was forecast along Black Creek and the Sante Fe a week prior to Irma. Realized river values along the St. Johns surpassed prior record levels set by Hurricane Dora in 1964, during low tide the morning of Sept. 11th. The St. Johns River basin continued to rise with the combination of trapped tides due to the nor'easter, astronomically high tides heading into the spring tide season, storm surge of up to 5 ft in some areas, fresh water rainfall of 7-11 inches, and strong southerly winds pushing the water across the basin on the east side of Irma. Historic river flooding occurred across much of NE Florida Sept 11th through the following week as water levels were slow to funnel out of the St. Johns basin. Coastal infrastructure that was already weakened about 1 year ago due to Hurricane Matthew suffered the most damage from Irma's storm surge.

On April 17th a wildfire broke out along Sweat Road, Ware County, Georgia when a power line fell.

Large metal bins were blown over and trees were blown down onto power lines. The time is estimated.

Trees were down on powerlines along Carolina Avenue.

Post office carriers reported trees and powerlines down along secondary roads between Millwood and Dixie Union.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Old Axson Highway.

A utility company reported numerous large trees and powerlines down. Some barn and shelter roofs were blown off and damaged.

Emergency management relayed a report of trees and powerlines down along Neal Penland Road. Another resident reported a tree fell down and through her bedroom, skirting was torn off her mobile home, a shed was damaged and there was widespread tree damage in the same area.

Powerline and tree blown down onto a car. Winds estimated at 60 mph in the Emerson Park area.

Trees down, dime size hail, power outages and 5.5 inches of rainfall (storm total).

Numerous trees down on powerlines and powerlines down. Several transformers were struck by lightning. Reported by Satilla REMC.

Waycross 911 dispatch reported numerous trees and power lines down along Dewey Road, Nichols Highway and Pancake Rd.