Strong Wind — Inland Chatham, Georgia

2024-01-09 · Inland Chatham, Georgia

Event narrative

Local broadcast media reported that one person was injured when a shipping container was blown over onto a truck at the Port of Savannah. The empty shipping container was blown off a stack of containers by a strong wind gust. The person was transported to the hospital and the extent of the injury is unknown.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front approached southeast Georgia in the morning hours and moved across the region through the early evening hours. Ahead of the front, and outside of thunderstorms, a tight pressure gradient and strong low-level jet combined to produce strong and damaging wind gusts. These gusts brought down numerous trees and produced damage across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1159958. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.