481  
WWUS52 KCHS 270122  
SVSCHS  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
922 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
 
GAC051-103-SCC053-270145-  
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-240927T0145Z/  
CHATHAM GA-EFFINGHAM GA-JASPER SC-  
922 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
 
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR CHATHAM,  
EFFINGHAM AND JASPER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 922 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR HUTCHINSON ISLAND, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 55 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...  
POOLER, SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GODLEY STATION, HUTCHINSON  
ISLAND, DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH, RINCON, GARDEN CITY, PORT WENTWORTH,  
HARDEEVILLE AND MONTEITH.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
I-16 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 162 AND 164.  
I-95 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 112.  
I-95 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 4.  
I-516 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 9.  
 
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.  
 
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 3226 8132 3234 8114 3211 8101 3206 8118  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 149DEG 47KT 3203 8100  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
BSH  
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