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... Beaufort County in southeastern South Carolina... Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina... Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina... Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 528 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Crocketville to near Purysburgh, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Hilton Head Island, Pooler, Bluffton, Beaufort, Port Royal, Walterboro, Ridgeland, Yemassee, Bellinger Hill Area and Hutchinson Island. This includes the following highways... I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 102 and 112. I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 66. I-516 between mile markers 7 and 9.

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

Instructions:

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds. Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at 888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.