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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1225 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
  Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina...
  Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1225 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles west of Branchville to 8 miles north of
  Lodge to 6 miles north of Rivers Bridge State Park, moving east 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:
  Saint George, Colleton, Harleyville, Reevesville, Smoaks, Lodge,
  Williams, Ruffin, Padgetts, Ashton, and Canadys.

This warning includes the following interstates:
 I-26 between mile markers 171 and 184.
 I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 59 and 85.

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 3330 8050 3327 8047 3326 8043 3327 8039
      3326 8036 3317 8036 3292 8071 3304 8104
      3310 8095 3306 8090 3309 8088 3313 8089
      3333 8051 3333 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1625Z 275DEG 36KT 3328 8092 3319 8095 3314 8109

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

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