GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — As coastal Georgia remains under a State of Emergency, vacationers are soaking up the last few rays of sunshine.
“I was hoping we wouldn’t run into this,” said Arif Husein of Snellville who was visiting Jekyll Island with his wife.
Saturday, Glynn County Emergency Management officials told residents they were encouraged by the eastward movements of Hurricane Dorian.
Many models show the center of storm remaining offshore when it passes through on Wednesday.
Visitors and residents said they’re in “wait-and-see mode.”
“It [the storm] happens, then we’ll head back to Atlanta,” Husein said.
Coastal flooding is the biggest concern to emergency officials.
The county told residents on its Facebook page the “track could potentially cause over 5 inches of rain through Thursday in an area that is already soaked with rain from the current Nor’easter.”
Emergency officials said the storm is currently causing hazardous marine conditions and rip currents.
The College of Coastal Georgia has already called off classes for Tuesday.
The college wrote on its Facebook page “in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian and to promote the safety of students, faculty and staff, the College of Coastal Georgia will cancel all classes and suspend non-essential operations in Brunswick and Camden.”
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