Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 12 at 10:59AM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 7:59am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 8:30am
Description:
At 1059 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Harleyville to over
Ritter, moving east at 50 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...
Summerville, Walterboro, Saint George, Givhans Ferry State Park,
Dorchester, Hollywood, Ravenel and Ridgeville.
This includes the following highways...
I-26 between mile markers 171 and 201. I-95 in South Carolina between
mile markers 49 and 64...and between mile markers 69 and 85.
Instruction:
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news
source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.
If on or near Moultrie, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from
the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Inland Colleton; Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Charleston
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov