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mgirardo
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Jul 08, 2021

Kings Bay RV Park hit by tornado...

The Kings Bay RV Park on the Kings Bay Naval Base was hit by a tornado on Wednesday during Tropical Storm Elsa. Lots of overturned RVs. I haven't heard of any casualties.

This video shows the damage.

Shortly after this, the Jekyll Island Campground was evacuated. Not sure if others followed suit.

Stay safe.

-Michael
  • Thanks for the update, Michael. We'll be at Crooked River for a couple of weeks in January '22 and again in April. We're really looking forward to getting back to the Ship 2 Shore seafood restaurant in Kingsland again!
  • A tornado hit Downtown St. Mary's, GA and did some damage, but no injuries. Shortly after, Kings Bay Naval Base was hit with a Tornado. I did see an article about the Base getting hit on Navy Times News, but everything else is just local reporting from Jacksonville, FL. I have not heard of anything about Crooked River State Park. It is a very popular park here and I would expect I would have heard something if it did get hit. There is nothing on their web site about the storm.

    -Michael
  • Yeah, we like Crooked River too. Seems like it was right in the path. Can't find any news that mentions the State Park ??? Kings Bay MCG got hit pretty hard tho.
  • I haven't seen any info on damage at Crooked River State Park adjoining Kings Bay. I hope they didn't have any significant problems. It's one of our favorite stays on our annual winter "southern tour".
  • I’m in Cape Charles VA. Been watching this. Looks like it’s tracking more inland around Richmond. Seems we will be getting some heavy rains and wind.

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