Full Notification

SVRCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 508 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pooler, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Pooler, Savannah International Airport, I-16/I-95 Interchange, Godley Station, Downtown Savannah, Hunter Army Airfield, Hutchinson Island, Windsor Forest, Midtown Savannah and Coffee Bluff. This includes the following highways... I-16 between mile markers 150 and 168. I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 94 and 112. I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 2 and 4. I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.

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

Instructions:

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.