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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Charleston SC

617 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025



GAZ118-119-SCZ047-051-092245-

Inland Jasper SC-Coastal Jasper SC-Coastal Chatham GA-Inland

Chatham GA-

617 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT JASPER AND CHATHAM COUNTIES 

UNTIL 645 PM EDT...



At 617 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over 

Garden City, moving southeast at 15 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...

  Pooler, Bluffton, Hutchinson Island, Downtown Savannah, Midtown 

  Savannah, Hunter Army Airfield, Windsor Forest, Wilmington Island, 

  Savannah International Airport and I-16/I-95 Interchange.



This includes the following highways...

	I-16 between mile markers 158 and 168.

	I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 99 and 102.

	I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.



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 3219 8118 3215 8097 3214 8097 3215 8096

      3215 8095 3213 8096 3214 8094 3214 8093

      3213 8092 3214 8091 3213 8091 3212 8093

      3211 8090 3209 8091 3208 8091 3191 8104

      3206 8127

TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 299DEG 14KT 3210 8115



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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