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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
453 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
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BEAUFORT SC-COASTAL COLLETON SC-COASTAL CHATHAM GA-TIDAL BERKELEY
SC-CHARLESTON SC-INLAND CHATHAM GA-COASTAL JASPER SC-
453 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..HAZARDOUS WINDS POSSIBLE ON AREA BRIDGES THROUGH THIS EVENING
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES AND ELEVATED
ROADWAYS AROUND THE CHARLESTON, BEAUFORT AND SAVANNAH METRO AREAS AND
NEARBY BARRIER ISLANDS, COULD SEE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AT TIMES
MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
SOME OF THESE BRIDGES INCLUDE THE RAVENEL BRIDGE, THE DON HOLT
BRIDGE, THE JAMES B. EDWARDS BRIDGE, THE BEN SAWYER BRIDGE, THE ISLE
OF PALMS CONNECTOR, THE JAMES ISLAND CONNECTOR, THE AMOS NATHANIEL
RODGERS BRIDGE, THE MCKINLEY WASHINGTON JUNIOR BRIDGE, THE WOODS
MEMORIAL BRIDGE, THE EDWARD BURTON RODGERS BRIDGE, THE HARBOR RIVER
BRIDGE AND THE TALMADGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
VEHICLES DRIVING ON THESE BRIDGES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION,
PARTICULARLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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