“Special Weather Statement until 05:00PM” from Beaufort County Sheriff's Office : Nixle

Thursday June 18th, 2026 :: 04:09 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Special Weather Statement until 05:00PM

At 408 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Downtown Savannah, moving northeast at 25 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... Hilton Head Island, Pooler, Bluffton, Richmond Hill, Tybee Island, Midtown Savannah, Downtown Savannah, Wilmington Island, Hunter Army Airfield and Windsor Forest. This includes the following highways... I-16 between mile markers 157 and 168. I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 92 and 101. I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.

* AFFECTED AREAS: INLAND BRYAN ... COASTAL BRYAN ... INLAND CHATHAM ... COASTAL CHATHAM ... INLAND JASPER ... BEAUFORT ... COASTAL JASPER

Instructions:

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Address/Location
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
2001 Duke St
Beaufort, SC 29902

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 843-255-3200

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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

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