• Tropical Storm Warning for Richmond County, Georgia
  • Tropical Storm Warning issued October 11 at 11:12AM EDT until further notice by NWS
  • Effective: Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 10:12 a.m.
  • Expires: Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 6:15 p.m.
  • ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
    * LOCATIONS AFFECTED
    - Augusta
    - Fort Gordon
    * WIND
    - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Below tropical storm force wind
    - Peak Wind Forecast: 10-20 mph with gusts to 35 mph
    - POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Potential for wind 39 to
    57 mph
    - PLAN: Plan for hazardous wind of equivalent tropical storm
    force due to possible forecast changes in track, size, or
    intensity.
    - PREPARE: Efforts to protect property should now be
    underway. Prepare for limited wind damage.
    - ACT: Act now to complete preparations before the wind
    becomes hazardous.
    - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited
    - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored
    mobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about.
    - Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or
    uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees
    are shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown
    over.
    - A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within
    urban or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving
    conditions on bridges and other elevated roadways.
    - Scattered power and communications outages.
    * FLOODING RAIN
    - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Flash Flood Watch is in effect
    - Peak Rainfall Amounts: No additional significant rainfall
    forecast
    - POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Potential for localized
    flooding rain
    - PLAN: Emergency plans should include the potential for
    localized flooding from heavy rain.
    - PREPARE: Consider protective actions if you are in an area
    vulnerable to flooding.
    - ACT: Heed any flood watches and warnings.
    - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited
    - Localized rainfall flooding may prompt a few evacuations.
    - Rivers and tributaries may quickly rise with swifter
    currents. Small streams, creeks, canals, arroyos, and
    ditches may become swollen and overflow in spots.
    - Flood waters can enter a few structures, especially in
    usually vulnerable spots. A few places where rapid ponding
    of water occurs at underpasses, low-lying spots, and poor
    drainage areas. Several storm drains and retention ponds
    become near-full and begin to overflow. Some brief road and
    bridge closures.
    * TORNADO
    - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
    - Situation is unfavorable for tornadoes
    - POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Tornadoes not expected
    - PLAN: Tornadoes are not expected. Showers and thunderstorms
    with gusty winds may still occur.
    - PREPARE: Little to no preparations needed to protect
    against tornadoes at this time. Keep informed of the latest
    tornado situation.
    - ACT: Listen for changes in the forecast.
    - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Little to None
    - Little to no potential impacts from tornadoes.
    * FOR MORE INFORMATION:
    - https://weather.gov/cae
    - http://ready.gov/hurricanes