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Tropical Storm — Terrell, GA

Sep 10, 2017

Hurricane Irma brought numerous impacts to the Florida Big Bend, southwest Georgia and southeast Alabama including widespread downed trees and power lines, roads blocked by trees, power outages, and trees on homes. Two people died during the event - one due to a car crash (Liberty County, FL) and another that had a heart attack (Worth County, GA). Two indirect deaths occurred due to carbon monoxide from a generator (Taylor County, FL). While many counties across the Florida Big Bend and southwe

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 719660). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Terrell, GA

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