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WWUS52 KCHS 262319
SVSCHS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
719 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024
SCC015-019-035-262330-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240926T2330Z/
BERKELEY SC-CHARLESTON SC-DORCHESTER SC-
719 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR BERKELEY,
CHARLESTON AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 719 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH CHARLESTON, SUMMERVILLE, GOOSE CREEK, HANAHAN, WEST ASHLEY,
I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE, DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, JOHNS ISLAND, JAMES
ISLAND AND LADSON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
I-26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 206 AND 221.
I-526 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 21.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT
BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME,
OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS HIDING THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
TORNADOES FROM TROPICAL STORMS OR HURRICANES CAN FORM AND MOVE VERY
QUICKLY. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR A
TORNADO, IT COULD BE TOO LATE. TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
LAT...LON 3268 7989 3260 8002 3295 8019 3301 8002
3282 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 150DEG 20KT 3261 7996
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
NED
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