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Tropical Storm — Cook, GA

Sep 2, 2016

Hurricane Hermine impacted southwest Georgia in early September with significant inland wind gusts which downed numerous trees and power lines. Rainfall generally ranged from 3-8 with minimal impacts from inland flooding. County by county impacts are as follows. ||In Cook county, there were numerous trees and power lines blown down. A tree fell across Highway 41 at Dardon Road, causing a traffic crash which resulted in 1 injury. Total damage cost was estimated.||In Grady county, 55-60 trees

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 657405). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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