Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of... Screven County in southeastern Georgia... Effingham County in southeastern Georgia... Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina... Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina... Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 429 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Miley to near Oliver, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include... Walterboro, Hampton, Yemassee, Lake Warren State Park, Varnville, Estill, Gifford, Newington, Furman, Oliver, Scotia, Luray, Egypt, Tarboro and Miley. This warning includes I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 39 and 65.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HAMPTON, SC ... EFFINGHAM, GA ... COLLETON, SC ... JASPER, SC ... SCREVEN, GA
Instructions:
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small interior room. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at 1-888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.
Address/Location
Jasper County Emergency Services SC
1509 Grays Hwy
Ridgeland, SC 29936
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 843-717-3699
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JASPERSC followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning