ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp extended the state of emergency for all 159 counties in Georgia after Tropical Storm Debby impacted the coast this week.
The state of emergency initially went into effect at 3 p.m. on Aug. 3 and will expire on Aug. 15 at 11:59 p.m., according to the order. The executive order will help with immediate resource assistance in the aftermath of the storm.
The state of emergency also said that county emergency management agencies and Georgia Emergency Management indicate there will be a need for assistance in impacted areas. It produced showers and storms over eastern Cuba and the Florida Keys in the afternoon of Aug. 3.
Debby then made landfall on Monday, Aug. 5, as a Category 1 hurricane near Steinhatchee, Florida, before it weakened to a tropical storm later that morning.
It retained tropical storm strength as it brought flooding, power outages and street closures across coastal Georgia. It dumped large amounts of rain and heavy winds across South Georgia while it then moved over the Atlantic. A 19-year-old had also reportedly died during the storm after a tree fell on a storm in south Georgia. By Wednesday, Aug. 7, tropical storm warnings were being canceled for much of southeastern Georgia.