Headline:
Tornado Warning issued September 27 at 6:34AM EDT until September 27 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Tornado Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 3:34am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 4:00am
Description:
TORILM
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Georgetown County in northeastern South Carolina...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 634 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Winyah Bay Entrance, moving north at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Yawkey South Island and Winyah Bay Entrance around 640 AM EDT.
DeBordieu Colony around 645 AM EDT.
Georgetown around 650 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Instruction:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Wilmington at 1-800-697-3901.
Area Description:
Georgetown, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC