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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
402 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

GAZ101-SCZ042-047-182030-
EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER-
402 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EFFINGHAM...HAMPTON
AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 357 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR GARNETT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GARNETT...COSBY...PINELAND...PINELAND...RICETOWN...FURMAN...DE
LOACH...STAFFORD...GILLISONVILLE...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.

CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT
1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED
TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT BY EMAIL TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR THROUGH TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

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LAT...LON 3267 8124 3276 8099 3251 8096 3232 8122
      3250 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 212DEG 14KT 3261 8123

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