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

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
  Bryan County in southeastern Georgia...
  Liberty County in southeastern Georgia...
  Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
  Effingham County in southeastern Georgia...
  Chatham County in southeastern Georgia...
  Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 247 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Denmark to near Groveland to 6 miles north of
  Donald, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include:
  Hinesville, Pooler, Richmond Hill, Midtown Savannah, Downtown
  Savannah, Coffee Bluff, Savannah International Airport, Fort
  Stewart, I-16/I-95 Interchange, Hunter Army Airfield, Godley
  Station, Lanier, Montgomery, Rincon, and Garden City.

This warning includes the following interstates:
 I-16 between mile markers 135 and 168.
 I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.
 I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 2 and 4.
 I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 81 and 112.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Increased rotation has been detected and a tornado warning may be
needed. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop
quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado, take
shelter in a closet, bathroom or small, central room in a sturdy
structure.

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LAT...LON 3186 8164 3215 8157 3234 8163 3234 8115
      3218 8104 3178 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 281DEG 30KT 3225 8169 3211 8173 3191 8182

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

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