Bulloch County is waking up to cool, dry conditions on Thursday morning. We received no impacts overnight as Hurricane Milton made landfall at Siesta Key, Florida on 8:30 pm Wednesday night as a category 3 hurricane with wind speeds of 120 mph and 10 foot storm surge. Milton then moved rapidly through central Florida during overnight, producing significant flooding and damaging winds near its path. Over three million are without power across Florida and multiple fatalities have been reported. Early assessments indicate significant damage across Florida.
At 5:00 am on Thursday, October 10, 2024, the center of the hurricane was emerging off the state near Cape Canaveral, and the worst conditions have shifted to east-central and northeastern Florida.
Bulloch County remains under a wind advisory until 8:00 pm on Thursday night. Max wind gusts are possible exceeding 30 mph. Spotty power outages are possible because of weakened trees from Hurricane Helene. Use caution on the roadways and stay alert for the potential of downed trees throughout the day.
The wind advisory is in effect to 8:00 pm Thursday, October 10, 2024.
* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
As of 5:45 am there are no power outages or any hazardous conditions reported in Bulloch County.
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Grice Connect will continue to monitor the storm and will update any changes in weather conditions.
