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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
329 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024


GAC029-051-103-179-SCC053-091945-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-240509T1945Z/
Bryan GA-Liberty GA-Effingham GA-Chatham GA-Jasper SC-
329 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF BRYAN...LIBERTY...EFFINGHAM...CHATHAM AND SOUTH
CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES...

At 328 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Monteith to near I-16/I-95 Interchange to near
McIntosh, moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

Locations impacted include: 
Hinesville, Pooler, Richmond Hill, Midtown Savannah, Downtown
Savannah, Coffee Bluff, Savannah International Airport, Fort Stewart,
I-16/I-95 Interchange, Hunter Army Airfield, Godley Station,
Montgomery, Rincon, Garden City, and Port Wentworth.

This warning includes the following interstates:
 I-16 between mile markers 148 and 168.
 I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.
 I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 2 and 5.
 I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 80 and 112.

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.

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LAT...LON 3181 8112 3178 8115 3186 8164 3195 8162
      3211 8145 3234 8118 3233 8114 3218 8104
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 280DEG 30KT 3216 8119 3203 8130 3185 8147 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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