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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:15 AM Jun. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR ALLENDALE, BEAUFORT, COLLETON AND HAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 1015 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
over White Hall to over Lodge, moving southwest at 25 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Cottageville, Walterboro, Smoaks, Williams, Ruffin, Colleton,
Lodge, Islandton, Sycamore and Ulmer.

This includes I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 42 and 68.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing
widespread damaging winds and large hail.

Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 44DEG 19KT 3278 8066 3291 8082 3310 8094;

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:04 AM Jun. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of...
Jenkins County in southeastern Georgia...
Screven County in southeastern Georgia...
Allendale County in southeastern South Carolina...
Beaufort County in southeastern South Carolina...
Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina...
Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina...
Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 1004 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
from over Hendersonville to 16 miles north of Millett, moving
southwest at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Ridgeland, Allendale, Sylvania, Hampton, Yemassee, Lake Warren
State Park, Clarendon, Jasper, Varnville and Estill.

This includes I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 14 and 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 35DEG 26KT 3278 8069 3311 8107 3331 8158;

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 2:04 AM Jun. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 459 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

JENKINS               SCREVEN

IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

ALLENDALE             BEAUFORT              BERKELEY
CHARLESTON            COLLETON              DORCHESTER
HAMPTON               JASPER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLENDALE, BEAUFORT, BLUFFTON,
CHARLESTON, COTTAGEVILLE, DANIEL ISLAND, EDISTO BEACH, ESTILL,
FAIRFAX, GOOSE CREEK, HAMPTON, HARDEEVILLE, HILTON HEAD ISLAND,
MILLEN, MONCKS CORNER, MOUNT PLEASANT, NORTH CHARLESTON,
RIDGELAND, RIDGEVILLE, SAINT GEORGE, SUMMERVILLE, SYCAMORE,
SYLVANIA, VARNVILLE, WALTERBORO, AND YEMASSEE.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 2:04 AM Jun. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 459 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CHARLESTON HARBOR
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM

Special Marine Warning
Issued: 1:18 AM Jun. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Waters from South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 40 NM...

* Until 1115 PM EDT.

* At 918 PM EDT, a wind shift with a history of producing wind gusts
of 40 to 50 knots was located along a line from 6 NM northwest of
Y-73 Reef to 18 NM west of Stono Inshore Reef, moving south at 20
knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.

SOURCE...Buoy. At 815 PM, numerous wind gusts of 40 to 50 knots
were observed in the Charleston Harbor and along the
coast near Folly Beach and Isle of Palms.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds
and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
Edisto Sixty Reef, Edisto Forty Reef, Hunting Island Reef, Edisto
Offshore Reef, Fripp Island Reef, N. Edisto Nearshore Reef,
Deveaux Bank, Fripp Island Wreck, Betsy Ross Reef, Saint Helena
Sound, Fripp Inlet Buoy, Pelican Bank, Beaufort 45 Feet Reef,
General Gordon and Port Royal Sound.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 11DEG 19KT 3263 7937 3263 7995 3280 8034;

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 KTS

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