Coastal Flood — Coastal Chatham, Georgia

2025-10-09 · Coastal Chatham, Georgia

Event narrative

The City of Tybee Island reported the 19th Street beach crossover closed due to beach erosion from coastal flooding.

Wider weather episode

Strong northeast winds resulting from high pressure building inland and developing low pressure offshore along with astronomical influences associated with a recent full moon and perigee led to coastal flooding along the Southeast Georgia coast. A maximum tide level of 9.84 ft MLLW (2.33 ft MHHW) was observed at 936 AM EST at the Fort Pulaski tide gage during this event. Minor coastal flooding impacts are typically observed along much of the southeastern coastal Georgia communities when tide levels reach 9.5 ft MLLW (2.0 ft MHHW) at Fort Pulaski.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1297487. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.