Severe Weather Statement
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
534 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

GAC051-242215-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240524T2215Z/
Chatham GA-
534 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR PORTIONS OF CHATHAM COUNTY...

At 534 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wassaw Island,
moving southeast at 20 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,
Hunter Army Airfield, Midtown Savannah, Coffee Bluff, Downtown
Savannah, Hutchinson Island, Montgomery, Thunderbolt, Vernonburg,
Sandfly, Windsor Forest, Isle Of Hope, 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 3190 8117 3189 8122
      3191 8122 3190 8123 3195 8128 3209 8106
      3207 8096 3204 8092 3204 8089 3202 8081
      3196 8083 3176 8104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 295DEG 16KT 3194 8092

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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