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Rip Current — Coastal Chatham, Georgia

October 18, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Chatham

Event narrative (NOAA)

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.

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 · August 23, 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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