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Effingham County monitoring Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton
Current map of Hurricane Milton as of Oct. 7, 2024.

Special to the Herald 

“We are currently monitoring Hurricane Milton. The Effingham Emergency Management Agency is coordinating with GEMA and staying abreast with all information as it comes in,” said EEMA Coordinator Shanna Smith Monday afternoon. “There is still uncertainty for our area due to its current location, but we are anticipating a minimum of 1-2 inches of rain. 

“We will update our social media and mass notification system as updates come in,” Smith added.

As of Monday, Hurricane Milton had been upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of more than 158 mph. According to the current NOAA map, Hurricane Milton is expected to cross through Florida Wednesday evening and Thursday.

Rep. Buddy Carter: Granddaughters Survived Texas Camp Flooding That Killed Their Cousin
Buddy Carter
Rep. Buddy Carter spoke publicly about the loss of his granddaughters' cousin in the Texas flooding.
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who represents Effingham County, said his twin granddaughters survived catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas, but their 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt, was killed. Carter shared the heartbreaking news on social media and in interviews with Fox News, CNN, and Atlanta News First, revealing that Janie’s body was found on her mother’s birthday. Carter said his granddaughters survived by climbing onto a roof and waiting for rescue.
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