Hurricane Dorian Redux

kfmcnair on September 5, 2019

Hurricane Dorian passed offshore of Sapelo Island on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Thankfully, the water did not rise any higher than it does during a spring tide, and the Institute did not flood. The winds at Marsh Landing were over 40 mph for several hours, with a high of 55 mph, but we have not had reports of any damage.

The Institute will re-open for regular business tomorrow.

We count ourselves very lucky!

Line graph of gage height in feet at Hudson Creek, GA, from Aug 29 to Sep 5, 2019, showing regular tidal cycles, a spring tide, and a sharp increase labeled storm surge from Hurricane Dorian.
Line graph showing air temperature, precipitation, and maximum wind speed at Marsh Landing, Sapelo Island, Georgia, from 8/30/19 to 9/06/19 during Hurricane Dorian Redux, with Peak wind annotated on 9/04/19.