981  
WWUS52 KCHS 081911  
SVSCHS  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
311 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
GAC029-031-103-081945-  
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250508T1945Z/  
BRYAN GA-BULLOCH GA-EFFINGHAM GA-  
311 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT  
FOR BRYAN, BULLOCH AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 311 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BLITCHTON,  
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORTED. AT 302 PM, DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED  
NEAR I-16 IN NORTHERN BRYAN COUNTY.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
STILSON, HUBERT, IVANHOE, OLNEY, BLITCHTON, PINEORA, MARLOW, EDEN,  
MELDRIM AND BLOOMINGDALE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES I-16 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 136 AND 150.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAS  
PRODUCED LARGE HAIL.  
 
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT  
888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3216 8160 3233 8156 3229 8129 3215 8132  
3214 8133 3210 8138  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 277DEG 16KT 3220 8151  
 
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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