Tropical Storm — Coastal Chatham, Georgia

2021-06-28 · Coastal Chatham, Georgia

Event narrative

A Chatham County emergency manager reported a power line down in the 1400 block of East Anderson Street in Savannah, Georgia.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Danny initially developed as a tropical depression approximately 110 miles off the Southeast United States coast during the late morning of June 28th, 2021, slowly tracking west-northwest across warmer gulf stream waters and eventually reaching tropical storm strength at 305 PM on June 28th, 2021 approximately 70 miles off the Georgia coast. Danny made landfall at 8:00 PM just north of Hilton Head on Pritchards Island, South Carolina with a minimum central pressure of 1010 MB or 29.82 inches. After landfall, Danny continued moving to the west-northwest, eventually weakening to a tropical depression near the South Carolina/Georgia state line and following a path across central Georgia. The primary impacts from Danny included gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Across Chatham and Effingham counties, rainfall total amounts ranged approximately 3.25 to 5.50 inches. Winds peaked over the Atlantic coastal waters with a 41 knot wind gust measured at Buoy 41029. Otherwise, wind gusts generally ranged between 25 to 40 mph across Chatham County, producing isolated/minor wind damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 966486. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.