Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 25, 2026 - 1:30pm
Expires:
August 25, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bellinger Hill Area, moving southwest 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...
Pooler, Bluffton, Bellinger Hill Area, Hutchinson Island, Downtown
Savannah, Midtown Savannah, Wilmington Island, Savannah
International Airport, Garden City and Port Wentworth.
This includes the following highways...
I-16 between mile markers 162 and 168. I-95 in Georgia near mile
marker 102. I-516 between mile markers 4 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 Chatham; Coastal Chatham; Inland Jasper; Beaufort; Coastal Jasper
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov