Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
636 PM EDT Wed May 28 2025

GAZ118-119-SCZ048-051-282300-
Inland Chatham GA-Coastal Jasper SC-Coastal Chatham GA-Beaufort
SC-
636 PM EDT Wed May 28 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT...JASPER AND CHATHAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM EDT...

At 636 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Whitemarsh Island, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Hilton Head Island, Pooler, Bluffton, Tybee Island, Wilmington
  Island, Midtown Savannah, Hutchinson Island, Downtown Savannah,
  Fort Pulaski National Monument and Hunter Army Airfield.

This includes the following highways...
I-16 between mile markers 161 and 168.
I-95 in Georgia near mile marker 98.
I-516 between mile markers 3 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news
source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 3205 8127 3211 8110 3210 8108 3212 8108
      3219 8089 3208 8079 3207 8082 3205 8084
      3204 8082 3202 8082 3195 8084 3178 8104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 251DEG 19KT 3201 8102

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

BSH