WWUS52 KCHS 092341

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Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service Charleston SC

741 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025



GAC051-SCC013-053-100000-

/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-250510T0000Z/

Chatham GA-Beaufort SC-Jasper SC-

741 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025



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

CHATHAM, BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES...



At 741 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Savannah 

Historic District, 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, Savannah International Airport, I-16/I-95 Interchange, 

  Downtown Savannah, Hutchinson Island, Hunter Army Airfield, 

  Midtown Savannah, Wilmington Island, Bellinger Hill Area and 

  Bluffton.



This includes the following highways...

	I-16 between mile markers 159 and 168.

	I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 101 and 103...and

	near mile marker 108.

	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.



Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead 

to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 

roadways.



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LAT...LON 3218 8121 3220 8113 3219 8092 3212 8090

      3198 8095 3205 8122 3209 8126

TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 291DEG 6KT 3210 8115



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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BAH