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North Georgia still bracing for effects of Irma
Hurricane makes landfall in Florida, expected to enter Georgia on Monday as a tropical storm
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High surf from Hurricane Irma crashes below the pier at Dania Beach, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) - photo by Associated Press
Hall County is still expected to feel the effects of Hurricane Irma with high winds and heavy rain from the storm Monday into Tuesday. Destructive tropical storm force winds with sustained speeds of 40 to 60 miles per hour and gusts of 50 to 75 mph are expected across much of Georgia, according to the National Weather Service. Gainesville is forecast to get 50 to 55 mph wind gusts.