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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
535 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

SCZ055-056-272200-
Coastal Georgetown SC-Inland Georgetown SC-
535 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GEORGETOWN COUNTY
THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over North Santee, or 10 miles north of McClellanville,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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, Graves, and Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 3318 7940 3321 7943
      3322 7945 3324 7946 3323 7947 3324 7947
      3324 7948 3325 7948 3324 7949 3326 7954
      3346 7931 3338 7915 3325 7918 3320 7917
      3316 7920 3312 7925 3312 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 323DEG 17KT 3324 7942

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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