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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
337 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024

GAZ101-116-118-112015-
Inland Chatham GA-Effingham GA-Inland Bryan GA-
337 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EFFINGHAM...BRYAN AND CHATHAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Meldrim, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Pooler, Richmond Hill, I-16/I-95 Interchange, Savannah
  International Airport, Godley Station, Hunter Army Airfield,
  Windsor Forest, Downtown Savannah, Garden City and Port Wentworth.

This includes the following highways...
I-16 between mile markers 148 and 164.
I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 90 and 106.
I-516 near mile marker 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead
to localized flash flooding for poor drainage areas or areas that
are already saturated from rainfall last week. Do not drive your
vehicle through flooded roadways.

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LAT...LON 3213 8112 3212 8112 3192 8121 3191 8122
      3188 8123 3202 8147 3215 8140 3219 8138
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 295DEG 8KT 3209 8137

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

$$

CB