Rip Current in Coastal Chatham, Georgia

Rip Current June 5, 2022 · Coastal Chatham, Georgia

What the National Weather Service wrote

A lifeguard reported three children rescued from a persistent rip current along Tybee Island Beach near 15th Street.

The wider storm

Long period swell associated with Tropical Storm Alex passing well offshore along with northeast to east winds led to favorable conditions for rip currents along the southeast Georgia coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1025837. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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