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Tropical StormDe Kalb, Georgia

September 11, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$12.0M
Area
De Kalb

Event narrative (NOAA)

The DeKalb County Emergency Manager reported hundreds of trees and many power lines blown down across the county. Two hundred sixty seven homes and businesses were damaged, mainly by falling trees and large limbs, with 65 of them reported destroyed or sustaining major damage. Over 200 roads were blocked by downed trees, power lines and other debris with over 106 tons of debris cleared. Estimates are that over half of all customers lost electricity in the county for varying periods of time. A wind gust of 47 mph was measured at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and a gust of 72 mph was measured on top of Stone Mountain, around 800 feet above the surrounding terrain. Radar estimated between 3 and 6.5 inches of rain fell across the county with 6.32 inches measured in Decatur. One firefighter received

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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