High Wind in Inland Chatham, Georgia

High Wind October 24, 2008 · Inland Chatham, Georgia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$6K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Law enforcement reported that several powerlines were down near the intersection of Colt Road and Garrard Road 5 miles west southwest of Savannah, Georgia near the Hunter Army Airfield.

The wider storm

A strong area of low pressure over the northern Gulf of Mexico along with a warm front off the South Carolina coast created strong gradient winds and uplift within a moist environment that led to heavy convective rainfall. The timing of the event coincided with an evening high tide along the Georgia coast, which aided in additional flooding problems near the Savannah, Georgia Harbor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 137195. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.