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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Charleston SC

143 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024



The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...

  Charleston County in southeastern South Carolina...

  Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina...

  Berkeley County in southeastern South Carolina...

  Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina...



* Until 245 PM EDT.



* At 142 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from near Ritter to near Crowfield Plantation, moving

  southeast at 40 mph.



  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.



* Locations impacted include:

  North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Goose Creek,

  Hanahan, Walterboro, Edisto Beach, Fort Sumter, Downtown

  Charleston, West Ashley, Daniel Island, Naval Weapons Station

  Charleston, Johns Island, Ladson, and I-26/I-526 Interchange.



This warning includes the following interstates:

 I-26 between mile markers 198 and 221.

 I-526 between mile markers 11 and 31.

 I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 50 and 52.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can

develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not

immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a

place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small

interior room.



For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.



Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at

888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.



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LAT...LON 3297 7948 3297 7952 3288 7955 3274 7983

      3268 7987 3253 8011 3252 8015 3253 8021

      3241 8035 3244 8042 3284 8078 3308 8013

      3301 7945

TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 298DEG 34KT 3281 8057 3298 8006 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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