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Rip Current in Coastal Chatham, Georgia

Rip Current August 23, 2020 · Coastal Chatham, Georgia

1
Death
1
Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Tybee Island Fire Department reported 2 rescues and 1 fatality associated with a rip current on the south side of the Tybee Island Pier.

The wider storm

Onshore winds in combination with long period swell produced an enhanced risk of rip currents along the Southeast Georgia coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 917811. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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