Thunderstorm Wind — Chatham, Georgia

1998-09-03 · near Countywide, Chatham, Georgia

Event narrative

Numerous trees and powerlines down. The Mar Lin Marina suffered extensive damage and encountered 6 to 8 foot swells with the onshore component of the winds. Boats were capsized, and the docks were destroyed. At least 30 boats were damaged to varying degrees- six were completely destroyed, four capsized and five ended up in the marshes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5664047. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.