Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
916 WWUS52 KCHS 242150 SVSCHS Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 550 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 GAC051-242215- /O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240524T2215Z/ Chatham GA- 550 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR PORTIONS OF CHATHAM COUNTY... At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wassaw Island, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include: Tybee Island, Wilmington Island, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Coffee Bluff, Montgomery, Skidaway Island, Isle Of Hope, Wassaw Island, and Whitemarsh Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3184 8115 3186 8114 3188 8116 3190 8116 3206 8096 3203 8092 3203 8089 3201 8081 3196 8083 3176 8104 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 281DEG 24KT 3190 8087 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ CPM