Rip Current in Coastal Chatham, Georgia

Rip Current October 18, 2020 · Coastal Chatham, Georgia

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Tybee Island Fire Department reported one male in his late 30s drowning due to a rip current near 19th Street along the southern end of Tybee Island, Georgia.

The wider storm

Strong northeast winds persisting between a coastal trough and high pressure along with astronomical influences led to a moderate risk of rip currents along the Southeast Georgia coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 922639. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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