At 5:37 a.m. on Sept. 27, National Weather Service equipment at Augusta Regional Airport, which sees a massive influx of private jets for the Masters each spring, recorded a hurricane-force wind gust of 82 mph. A short while later, observations from the location ceased, suggesting the monitoring equipment had been rendered inoperable by the storm.

Augusta National Golf Club is top of mind with golf fans after Hurricane Helene hit Augusta, Georgia, leaving more than 200,000 residents without power.

The remnants of Hurricane Helene blew into Augusta, Georgia, on Friday morning with massive, destructive winds, bringing down trees and causing damage. While the extent of any damage at Augusta National Golf Club remains unclear,

The Category 4 storm made landfall Thursday night along Florida’s Big Bend coast. Helene brought tropical storm-force wind to the Augusta area (30-40 mph winds with 65 mph gusts). A video on X showed what appeared to be Rae’s Creek flowing at a high level. The creek flows close to holes No. 11 and 12 at Augusta National.