Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 8:16PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 5:16pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 816 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Purysburgh, moving east at 20 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...
Springfield, Rincon, Port Wentworth, Hardeeville, Stillwell,
Ebenezer, Purysburgh, Silverwood, Blandford and Westwood.
This includes the following highways...
I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 110 and 112. I-95 in South
Carolina between mile markers 2 and 4.
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:
Effingham; Inland Chatham; Inland Jasper
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov