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Rip Current — Coastal Chatham, Georgia

August 23, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Chatham

Event narrative (NOAA)

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.

Other notable rip current events in Georgia

Coastal Chatham · September 27, 20153 killedCoastal Chatham · June 18, 20161 killedChatham · June 26, 20051 killedCoastal Glynn · May 13, 20181 killedCoastal Chatham · October 18, 20201 killedCoastal Glynn · September 11, 20221 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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