Brian Stansberry - Own work, CC BY 3.0 Tybee Island, Georgia
Tybee Island, just east of Savannah, Georgia, could face a direct hit from Hurricane Irma in the coming days. The powerful Category 5 storm is expected to make landfall again in Florida and head up the East Coast.
Governor Nathan Deal has ordered mandatory evacuations for residents east of Interstate 95.
The mandatory evacuation begins Saturday at 8 AM.
Tybee Mayor Jason Buelterman said sand bags are in short supply on the island. “We have ordered more sand bags but this will be the last order as our supplier has run out. These will arrive at Memorial Park [Thursday] morning,” he said.
September 7–9 am
Mayor Buelterman’s Update on Hurricane Irma
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Located in Chatham County, the island is the easternmost point in the state of Georgia. Governor Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency in 30 coastal counties, including Chatham county.
Per @GovernorDeal: all areas E of I-95, all of Chatham Co. & some areas W of I-95 are under a MANDATORY evacuation. See maps for more info
Hurricane Irma plowed through the Leeward Islands and the Caribbean this week and is now heading for the Turks and Caicos, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane has maximum sustained winds of 175 miles per hour.
National Hurricane CenterSeptember 7 wind arrival projections for Irma.