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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1008 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024
GAC051-SCC013-053-270215-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-240927T0215Z/
CHATHAM GA-BEAUFORT SC-JASPER SC-
1008 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR CHATHAM,
BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 1008 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLINGER HILL AREA, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 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...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, BLUFFTON, TYBEE ISLAND, BELLINGER HILL AREA,
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, WILMINGTON ISLAND, FORT PULASKI NATIONAL
MONUMENT, DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH, MIDTOWN SAVANNAH AND SAVANNAH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
I-16 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 166 AND 168.
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 ARE DIFFICULT TO OBSERVE AT NIGHT. 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 3219 8112 3231 8090 3209 8078 3208 8079
3208 8080 3207 8081 3207 8082 3206 8083
3205 8085 3204 8085 3203 8086 3202 8086
3201 8088 3201 8091 3202 8109 3215 8119
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 147DEG 35KT 3195 8088
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
NED
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