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WWUS82 KCHS 181802
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
202 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
SCZ045-150-152-181830-
CHARLESTON SC-TIDAL BERKELEY SC-INLAND BERKELEY SC-
202 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY
COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
AT 202 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAMPTON PLANTATION STATE PARK TO
NEAR WADMALAW ISLAND, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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,
MCCLELLANVILLE, DANIEL ISLAND, FORT SUMTER, DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON,
I-26/I-526 INTERCHANGE AND JAMES ISLAND.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
I-26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 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.
EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3269 8027 3300 7990 3329 7963 3325 7948
3316 7935 3314 7927 3311 7926 3306 7934
3298 7938 3300 7953 3296 7957 3293 7955
3289 7956 3283 7966 3278 7969 3273 7985
3267 7987 3262 7997 3258 7999 3256 8012
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 252DEG 18KT 3317 7949 3286 7978 3264 8013
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
SST
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