Thunderstorm Wind in Chatham County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind September 3, 1998 · Chatham County, Georgia

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

Began near Countywide (32.0000, -81.1300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5664047. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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