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Special Weather Statement for Dorchester

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What you need to know

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Dorchester
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Ended
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Moderate
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Expected
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Observed

What is happening

At 303 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Saint George, moving northeast at 10 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... Texas, Old Saint George,...

What the bulletin says to do

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Full official description

Bulletin details

At 303 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Saint George, moving northeast at 10 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... Texas, Old Saint George, Reevesville, Saint George, Byrd, Hudsontown, Mount Zion, Indian Field, Rosinville and Harleyville. This includes the following highways... I-26 between mile markers 171 and 181. I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 73 and 85.

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Official revisions

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    Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 3:03PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Charleston SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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