Special Weather Statement until 08:30PM 
At 744 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Green Pond to near Marlow, moving east at 20 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, Bluffton, Beaufort, Port Royal, Ridgeland, Springfield, Edisto Beach, Bellinger Hill Area, Hutchinson Island and Savannah International Airport. This includes the following highways... I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 108 and 112. I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 2 and 34.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EFFINGHAM ... INLAND CHATHAM ... INLAND COLLETON ... INLAND JASPER ... BEAUFORT ... COASTAL COLLETON ... CHARLESTON ... 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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
