Evening star., 1947-09-24
Storm EntersCaro|inas'
With Heavy Rains but.
Diminishing Force
BY tho Assoeiafsd Press

A tropical storm which originated
in the Caribbean Sea and caused
anxiety but little damage as it
crossed Florida and Georgia, moved
through the Carolinas today and
the Weather Bureau said it is no
longer severe"
The latest advisory from Miami
placed the center of the disturbance
about so miles northwest of Charles
ton at 10 am. 1t was moving
northeastward, with strongest winds
of IS to As miles an hour in gusts
1t was expected to reach the North
Carolina Virginia Capes section to-
nights
Heavy rains accompanying the
disturbance flooded streets in Sa-
vannah, Ga, and other coastal
cities.
Warnings Up to New Jersey.
Storm warnings were up from
Cape Hatteras to Manasquan, N. j.,
and small craft warnings few from
Cape Hatteras to Brunswick, Ga.
Meanwhile, on Florida's West
Coast, herrassed last week by
severe hurricane and again this
week by threat of one, the sun came
out. Some minor damage from the
latest storm was reported on beaches
at Bradenton and Sarasota. The
citrus crop escaped.
A total of 4.58 inches of rain fell
in Savannah in the 24-hour period
ending this morning and several
feet of water flooded streets in the
southern section Of the city. The
water did not get into houses, but
several families wore marooned and
were rescued by boat.
At Brunswick, Ga, on the coast
south of here, rs inches of rain
fell in the 24hour period ending
this morning. Streets there were
flooded.
Rains had stopped both at Savan-
nah and Brunswick this morning,
and waters were receding.
so M.P.H. Winds in Brunswick.
The Civil Aeronautics Com
munication center at Brunswick re-
corded winds of so miles an hour
at am. Interstate buses en- route
from Brunswick to Florida were
held up as precautionary measure
at Brunswick last night. Automo-
bile travellers reported. however,
that the coastal highway was
pasSable.
At Waycross near the spot where
the storm crossed the Georgia
Florida line, heavy rains were re-
ported, but there was no damage.
The heaviest blast at Folkston.
Ga, near Waycross, was calculated
at around so miles an hour. Tele-
phone communication was not dis
rupted. Streets and highways, how
ever. were flooded.
With winds in Florida in occa-
sional gusts up to 10 miles an hour,
1t crossed the Florida Georgia State
line early in the day.
Disturbance Was Second.
The disturbance was the second
in a week to strike Florida. After
curving into the West Coast from
the Caribbean south of Cuba, it
stalled off Tampa in the Gulf Of
Mexico most of yesterday before
swerving inland.
After striking the coast in the
vicinity of Cedar Keys on the Gulf,
the blow, which qualified scarcely
more than strong whole gale,
speeded up to about 20 miles per
hour in its northeastward course.
The center OF the storm yesterday
appeared TO have skirted the north
ern edge of Florida's heavy citrus
producing sections. AS the winds
sped across the state, the Florida
Citrus Commission said at Lakeland
grapefruit production except in the
Indian River section will slightly
exceed" last seasons 10000 900 boxes.
A furry of tornadoes hit Jackson
vile yesterday, causing small struc-
tural damage and downing power
lines. At Jacksonville Beach two
houses we're unroofed, the front en-
trance of another was swept away
and the roof of another was dam
aged.
Some residential areas were flood
ed with several feet of water.