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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Charleston SC

748 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025



GAZ118-119-SCZ047-051-100030-

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

Jasper SC-

748 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025



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

UNTIL 830 PM EDT...



At 748 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over 

Savannah Historic District, moving southeast at 5 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, Downtown Savannah, Hutchinson Island, Hunter Army 

  Airfield, Windsor Forest, Montgomery, Bellinger Hill Area, Midtown 

  Savannah, Wilmington Island and Bluffton.



This includes the following highways...

	I-16 between mile markers 161 and 168.

	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.



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 3202 8120 3209 8121 3218 8111 3216 8095

      3214 8095 3215 8096 3215 8097 3214 8097

      3214 8096 3213 8096 3213 8095 3214 8094

      3214 8093 3202 8096 3197 8104 3196 8113

TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 293DEG 6KT 3207 8110



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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BAH