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Tropical Storm — Harris, GA

Oct 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida panhandle at Mexico beach (just southeast of Panama City) on the afternoon of October 10, 2018 as a high-end Category 4 hurricane (max winds of 155 MPH). Michael then moved rapidly inland, causing widespread wind damage along its path as it swept northeast across south and central Georgia. Hurricane Michael was the first major hurricane, category 3 or higher, to directly impact Georgia since the 1890s. In southwest Georgia, wind gusts as high as

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 793561). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Harris, GA

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