Special Weather Statement until 05:00PM 
At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bellinger Hill Area, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bluffton, Hutchinson Island, Bellinger Hill Area, Downtown Savannah, Midtown Savannah, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Thunderbolt and Savannah Historic District. This includes the following highways... I-16 between mile markers 164 and 168. I-516 between mile markers 5 and 9.
* AFFECTED AREAS: INLAND CHATHAM ... COASTAL CHATHAM ... INLAND JASPER ... BEAUFORT ... COASTAL JASPER
Instructions:
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Excessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 15 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek 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