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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
308 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

GAZ101-SCZ047-048-051-162000-
Beaufort SC-Coastal Jasper SC-Inland Jasper SC-Effingham GA-
308 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT...EFFINGHAM AND JASPER
COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM EDT...

At 308 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Switzerland, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Bluffton, Ridgeland, Jasper, Rincon, Hardeeville, Sun City,
  Switzerland, Pritchardville, Purysburgh and Rose Hill.

This includes I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 2 and 21.

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 3226 8122 3247 8109 3248 8083 3225 8083
      3218 8112 3219 8112 3220 8111 3220 8112
      3222 8114 3222 8115 3223 8114 3224 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 6DEG 4KT 3241 8095

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

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