Special Weather Statement until 06:45PM 
At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Burroughs, moving east at 15 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... Hilton Head Island, Pooler, Bluffton, Tybee Island, Hutchinson Island, Bellinger Hill Area, Wilmington Island, Downtown Savannah, Midtown Savannah and Fort Pulaski National Monument. This includes the following highways... I-16 between mile markers 159 and 168. I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 100 and 101. I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.
* AFFECTED AREAS: INLAND CHATHAM ... COASTAL CHATHAM ... INLAND JASPER ... BEAUFORT ... COASTAL JASPER
Instructions:
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news source for the latest information from the National Weather Service. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Address/Location
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
2001 Duke St
Beaufort, SC 29902
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 843-255-3200
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Special Weather Statement
