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Newington Police Department
Friday April 19th, 2019 :: 11:20 a.m. EDT

Alert

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued for our area until 12:15 PM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
GAC029-031-043-109-165-179-183-251-267-191615-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SV.W.0013.190419T1514Z-190419T1615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1114 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
Screven County in southeastern Georgia...
Bryan County in southeastern Georgia...
Evans County in southeastern Georgia...
Liberty County in southeastern Georgia...
Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
Candler County in southeastern Georgia...
Jenkins County in southeastern Georgia...
Long County in southeastern Georgia...
Tattnall County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 1215 PM EDT.

* At 1111 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles south of Lyons to 6 miles south of
Blackshear, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
Hinesville, Statesboro, Reidsville, Metter, Millen, Sylvania,
Claxton and Pembroke.

This warning includes I-16 between mile markers 96 and 139.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 8215 3256 8208 3254 8203 3260 8200
3266 8208 3278 8213 3289 8212 3295 8186
3291 8176 3302 8159 3174 8147 3158 8156
3154 8166 3167 8185 3179 8195 3186 8210
3190 8211 3192 8222 3218 8218 3235 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 1511Z 231DEG 48KT 3207 8234 3120 8223

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

SPR

Instructions:

A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.

Address/Location
Newington Police Department
201 Church St
Newington, GA 30446

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 912-857-3115

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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