Expires:202405181700;Remove:202405181700;431049 WWUS82 KCHS 181610 SPSCHS Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 1210 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 GAZ101-116>119-138-SCZ047-048-051-181700- Effingham-Coastal Chatham-Inland Liberty-Inland Chatham-Inland Bryan-Coastal Bryan-Inland Jasper-Coastal Jasper-Beaufort- 1210 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BRYAN, LIBERTY, EFFINGHAM, CHATHAM, BEAUFORT AND SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES... At 1209 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Richmond Hill, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar Indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Some locations in the path of this storm include... Pooler, Bluffton, Richmond Hill, Tybee Island, Wilmington Island, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Bellinger Hill Area, and Midtown Savannah. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at 888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so. You can also email your report to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov. && LAT...LON 3209 8159 3232 8111 3220 8092 3207 8083 3206 8084 3201 8081 3196 8082 3194 8085 3180 8143 TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 252DEG 39KT 3197 8132 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ CB