Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 5:29PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 27, 2026 - 2:29pm
Expires:
June 27, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 529 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Hutchinson Island to near South
Newport, moving east at 5 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...
Richmond Hill, Tybee Island, Coffee Bluff, Windsor Forest, Hunter
Army Airfield, Midtown Savannah, Downtown Savannah, Wilmington
Island, Hutchinson Island and Fort Pulaski National Monument.
This includes the following highways...
I-16 between mile markers 162 and 168. I-95 in Georgia between mile
markers 67 and 88. 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; Inland Liberty; Coastal Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Coastal McIntosh
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender: