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Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service Charleston SC

702 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025



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Chatham GA-Beaufort SC-Jasper SC-

702 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025



...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FOR 

CHATHAM, BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES...



At 702 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Savannah 

International Airport, moving east at 10 mph.



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



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage

         to roofs, siding, and trees.



Locations impacted include...

  Pooler, Godley Station, Savannah International Airport, Hunter 

  Army Airfield, Downtown Savannah, Midtown Savannah, Hutchinson 

  Island, Bellinger Hill Area, Bluffton and Wilmington Island.



This includes the following highways...

	I-16 between mile markers 159 and 168.

	I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 101 and 111.

	I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from 

windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large 

hail.



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LAT...LON 3220 8124 3223 8115 3223 8114 3224 8110

      3227 8091 3212 8090 3198 8095 3205 8122

      3209 8126

TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 271DEG 8KT 3213 8120



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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