Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 2:43PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 11:43am
Expires:
August 26, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 243 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Coffee Bluff, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Pooler, Richmond Hill, Windsor Forest, Hunter Army Airfield,
Midtown Savannah, Coffee Bluff, Downtown Savannah, Hutchinson
Island, I-16/I-95 Interchange and Savannah International Airport.
This includes the following highways...
I-16 between mile markers 158 and 168. I-95 in Georgia near mile
marker 88...and between mile markers 93 and 103...and between mile
markers 107 and 108. I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.
Instruction:
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news
source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.
Area Description:
Inland Bryan; Coastal Bryan; Inland Chatham; Coastal Chatham
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov