An interpretive sign at Oatland Island Wildlife Center marks an EF-1 tornado that tore through the area, snapping scores of trees and damaging homes and the center's grounds.
EF-1 Tornado Strikes! (Savannah)
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EF-1 Tornado Strikes! is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0518, -81.0198 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Delk Cabin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include EF-1 Tornado Strikes!, Coastal Georgia Barrier Islands, and Greenwich Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“EF-1 Tornado Strikes!” names 2 distinct records in Chatham County. This page is the historical marker in Savannah. The others:
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