Severe Thunderstorm Warning Statement as of 7:07 PM EDT on June 10, 2013 ... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 745 PM EDT for portions of Effingham... Liberty... Bryan... Jasper... Chatham and Beaufort counties... At 707 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to indicate a line of severe thunderstorms along a line extending from Ellabell to Sweet Hill... moving northeast at 40 mph. Prepare now for the following hazards... destructive winds in excess of 70 mph... hail up to quarter size... Some locations in or near the path of this storm include... Hardeeville... Pritchardville... Purysburgh... Belfast... Bloomingdale... Burroughs... Eden... Ellabell... Fort McAllister... Garden City... Isle of Hope... Keller... Meinhard... Meldrim... Monteith... Pooler... Port Wentworth... Richmond Hill... Riverside... Sandfly... Savannah... Skidaway Island... thunderbolt... Vernonburg... White Bluff... Wilmington Island... Windsor Forest... Fort Pulaski National Monument... Hutchinson Island... I-16/I-95 interchange... Montgomery... Ossabaw Sound... Savannah Airport... Savannah Historic District... Wassaw Island... Whitemarsh Island and Bellinger Hill area. Precautionary/preparedness actions... This is a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds... take cover immediately. Severe thunderstorm winds can be as destructive as a tornado and are capable of Flipping automobiles and Mobile homes. Abandon vehicles and Mobile homes for more substantial shelter. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor and avoid windows. Excessive lightning is occurring with this thunderstorm. If outdoors... avoid open spaces and remain low... keeping your distance from tall objects such as trees and utility poles. If indoors... stay away from windows and plumbing. Electrical appliances should be unplugged until the thunderstorm is no longer a threat. To report severe weather such as hail... downed trees... limbs... and power lines... please contact the Charleston National Weather Service toll free at 1-888-383-2024 or email your reports to [email protected].
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:09:53 +0000