Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
300 WWUS82 KCHS 241833 SPSCHS Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 233 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 GAZ088-100-101-241900- Bulloch-Screven-Effingham- 233 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN, BULLOCH AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES... At 232 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Dover, or 7 miles northeast of Statesboro, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...strong winds 45 to 55 mph and up to penny sized hail. SOURCE...Radar Indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to plants, trees and crops is possible. Damage to windshields is unlikely. Some locations in the path of this storm include... Statesboro, Newington, Oliver, Egypt, Captolo, Leefield, Dover, and Kildare. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at 888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so. You can also email your report to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov. && LAT...LON 3252 8185 3263 8179 3265 8142 3238 8144 3242 8173 TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 274DEG 17KT 3254 8172 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ CPM