Rip Current in Coastal Chatham, Georgia

Rip Current July 16, 2023 · Coastal Chatham, Georgia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tybee Island lifeguards reported that a family of five had to be rescued from a rip current near the jetty on the North Beach.

The wider storm

The presence of onshore flow enhanced by the sea breeze, elevated swell energy, and breaking wave heights of 2-3 feet combined to produce an enhanced risk of rip currents along the southeast Georgia coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1122485. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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