277  
WUUS52 KCHS 100046  
SVRCHS  
SCC015-019-029-035-100145-  
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0021.230510T0046Z-230510T0145Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
846 PM EDT TUE MAY 9 2023  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...  
CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...  
COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...  
BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...  
DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...  
 
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 846 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR NORTH CHARLESTON TO NEAR WANDO, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 110 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE:  
NORTH CHARLESTON, MOUNT PLEASANT, GOOSE CREEK, HANAHAN,  
MCCLELLANVILLE, DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, WEST ASHLEY, DANIEL ISLAND,  
FORT SUMTER, NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON, JOHNS ISLAND,  
I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE, HOLLYWOOD, ISLE OF PALMS, AND FOLLY BEACH.  
 
THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES:  
I-26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 207 AND 221.  
I-526 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 31.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT  
888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3284 7964 3274 7983 3266 7986 3260 7996  
3259 8053 3290 8025 3321 7943 3316 7937  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 241DEG 96KT 3295 8010 3297 7982  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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