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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018
...Potentially Historic Tropical Event For Central and East Georgia...
Hurricane Michael is now a Category 4 Major
Hurricane racing
toward the Florida panhandle. Storms of this intensity this time
of year moving this rapidly are exceedingly rare and the National
Hurricane Center has expressed the possibility of slightly further
strengthening just prior to
landfall along the Florida coast.
Should this occur, with the rapid movement of the storm, weakening
would be limited such that Category 1
Hurricane-force winds would
still be felt over portions of central Georgia including areas
near Americus, Cordele, Perry, and Eastman.
With this being the tail end of
Hurricane Season and with the
long ordeal of
Hurricane Florence for some, it can be easy to
become complacent. This is not the storm to do that with!!
Regardless of any changes in intensity prior to
landfall, it will
still result in the downing of hundreds to potentially thousands
of trees and powerlines leading to impassable roads for perhaps
days and loss of
power for perhaps weeks.
There will also be an enhanced
tornado risk along and south the
I85 corridor with the greatest risk across southeast portions of
the forecast area. Although the storm will be moving fairly
rapidly,
rainfall totals could still exceed 5 inches in the same
southeast portions resulting in localized
flash flooding.
Those outside the
Hurricane and
Tropical Storm Warning locations,
including the Atlanta
metro should still prepare for locally
windy conditions that will be capable of bringing down trees and
powerlines.
While the impacts will be felt within the next 24 hours, there is
still time today to prepare. You can go to Ready.gov to find out
what steps you can take to be ready for this significant event. At
a minimum, those within the
Hurricane Warning should make sure
they have water and food supplies sufficient for the next several
days and those with medical conditions requiring
power should
prepare for the loss of electricity for potentially a week or
longer. PLEASE heed the messages from local emergency management
officials on potential shelters and other pertinent information.
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