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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
340 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

SCZ055-056-062030-
Coastal Georgetown SC-Inland Georgetown SC-
340 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GEORGETOWN COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hampton Plantation State Park, or 10 miles north of McClellanville,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Georgetown, DeBordieu Colony, Yawkey South Island, Winyah Bay
Entrance, North Santee, Lambert, and Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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LAT...LON 3314 7928 3315 7935 3321 7943 3322 7945
      3324 7946 3324 7948 3325 7948 3324 7949
      3325 7955 3327 7955 3326 7956 3327 7956
      3328 7960 3332 7961 3344 7912 3338 7915
      3327 7918 3320 7917 3316 7920 3312 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 257DEG 15KT 3323 7945

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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