Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of... Effingham County in southeastern Georgia... Chatham County in southeastern Georgia... Beaufort County in southeastern South Carolina... Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 525 PM EDT, clusters of severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Calawassie Island to near Monteith. The storms were nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include: Pooler, Bluffton, Godley Station, Savannah International Airport, Jasper, Rincon, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Hardeeville, Rose Hill, Sun City, Switzerland, Purysburgh, Calawassie Island and Meinhard. This warning includes the following interstates: I-16 between mile markers 159 and 161. I-516 near mile marker 9. I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 2 and 19. I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 101 and 112.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHATHAM, GA ... EFFINGHAM, GA ... BEAUFORT, SC ... JASPER, SC

Instructions:

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 888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.