Hermine knocks down trees and puts thousands in the dark in Southeast Georgia

BRUNSWICK | As Hurricane Hermine tore across the Florida panhandle after midnight Friday, Georgia officials braced for severe damage that never came.

Jim Butterworth, director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, said that as a tropical storm Hermine had a less-than-expected impact with no deaths or major structural damage in the 56 counties under an emergency declaration.

There was widespread damage, however, including toppled trees that blocked roads and left 107,000 customers without power early in the day. And because the lingering high winds made it unsafe, utility companies were forced to delay addressing outages in some&hellip

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