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NPWCHS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1252 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-301400-
/O.CON.KCHS.EC.A.0001.260201T0000Z-260201T1700Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YEMASSEE, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, BEAUFORT,
RIDGELAND, SAVANNAH, OAK LEVEL, LUDOWICI, DANIEL ISLAND, ALLENDALE,
MILLEN, HAMPTON, MONCKS CORNER, STATESBORO, POOLER, GOOSE CREEK,
MOUNT PLEASANT, CHELSEA, JASPER, EDISTO BEACH, FORT STEWART,
SUMMERVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, WILMINGTON ISLAND, DARIEN, RINCON,
CHARLESTON, PEMBROKE, RICHMOND HILL, TYBEE ISLAND, SAINT GEORGE, FORT
MCALLISTER, METTER, NORTH CHARLESTON, TOWNSEND, REIDSVILLE, LEVY,
SYLVANIA, GARDEN CITY, HINESVILLE, CLAXTON, AND WALTERBORO
1252 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA COULD OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
CPM
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