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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1042 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024
GAC051-103-270300-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-240927T0300Z/
CHATHAM GA-EFFINGHAM GA-
1042 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT FOR CHATHAM AND
EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...
AT 1042 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BLOOMINGDALE, 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, GODLEY STATION, SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RINCON,
PORT WENTWORTH, BLOOMINGDALE, MEINHARD, MARLOW, FAULKVILLE AND
COLDBROOK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
I-16 NEAR MILE MARKER 153.
I-95 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 104 AND 108.
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 8143 3232 8127 3213 8119 3210 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 154DEG 45KT 3205 8122
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
BSH
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