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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Charleston SC

502 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025



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Inland Colleton SC-Dorchester SC-

502 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT DORCHESTER AND COLLETON 

COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM EDT...



At 502 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 

miles north of Smoaks, moving east at 25 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.



Locations impacted include...

  Saint George, Colleton, Harleyville, Reevesville, Smoaks, Lodge, 

  Williams, Canadys, Padgetts and Grover.



This includes the following highways...

	I-26 between mile markers 170 and 182.

	I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 63 and 85.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news 

source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.



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LAT...LON 3304 8098 3309 8097 3310 8094 3306 8090

      3309 8088 3313 8090 3333 8050 3330 8049

      3327 8047 3326 8043 3326 8037 3295 8045

TIME...MOT...LOC 0902Z 277DEG 23KT 3317 8082



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH



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