High Wind in Coastal Chatham, Georgia

High Wind January 9, 2024 · Coastal Chatham, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported a large tree limb down at Ferguson Avenue and Diamond Causeway.

The wider storm

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 powerful and damaging wind gusts. These gusts brought down numerous trees and produced damage across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1160058. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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