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WWUS82 KCHS 181725
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
125 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
SCZ045-150-152-181800-
CHARLESTON SC-TIDAL BERKELEY SC-INLAND BERKELEY SC-
125 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY
COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM EDT...
AT 125 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM OVER MAYBANK BRIDGE TO OVER MOUNT
PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH CHARLESTON, MOUNT PLEASANT, GOOSE CREEK, HANAHAN, DANIEL
ISLAND, FORT SUMTER, DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, JAMES ISLAND, I-26/I-526
INTERCHANGE AND WEST ASHLEY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
I-26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 212 AND 221. I-526 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11
AND 31.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS
SOURCE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
BEACHES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING THUNDERSTORMS BECAUSE
LIGHTNING WILL USUALLY STRIKE THE TALLEST OBJECT IN THE VICINITY.
MOVE OFF BEACHES AND GET IN A STURDY STRUCTURE OR AUTOMOBILE
IMMEDIATELY. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING ON BEACHES IN
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
LAT...LON 3267 8008 3292 8003 3301 7957 3288 7958
3283 7966 3279 7968 3278 7969 3273 7983
3272 7984 3273 7985 3269 7986
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 262DEG 16KT 3276 7999 3283 7986 3288 7975
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SST
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