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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Charleston, SC

July 21, 2025Beaufort County, Colleton County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2025, 8:18 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 21, 2025, 8:18 PM EDT (00:18 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2025, 9:03 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beaufort County, SC, Colleton County, SC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 21, 8:04 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 8:04 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 8:11 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston SC
525 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     Flood            1 ESE Charleston        32.78N  79.93W
07/21/2025                   Charleston         SC   Emergency Mngr

            Society street is closed at Washington due to flooding.

&&

Event Number CHS2500717

BAH

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
531 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

GAZ114-137-140-141-212200-
Tattnall GA-Long GA-Coastal McIntosh GA-Inland McIntosh GA-
531 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MCINTOSH...TATTNALL AND LONG
COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM EDT...

At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Donald, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Glennville, Darien, Ludowici, Tibet, Jones, Walthourville,
  Townsend, Cox, Eulonia and South Newport.

This includes I-95 in Georgia near mile marker 50...and
	between mile markers 47 and 49...and
	between mile markers 51 and 67.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news
source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3193 8222 3202 8199 3191 8176 3187 8177
      3177 8164 3169 8147 3164 8143 3166 8132
      3163 8122 3151 8115 3140 8123 3129 8124
      3129 8141 3133 8144 3138 8155 3158 8170
      3167 8185 3179 8195 3186 8211 3190 8211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 310DEG 23KT 3174 8192

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

CPM

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
600 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

GAZ137>141-212245-
Inland Liberty GA-Long GA-Inland McIntosh GA-Coastal McIntosh GA-
Coastal Liberty GA-
600 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LIBERTY...MCINTOSH AND LONG
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 600 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Walthourville, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Hinesville, Darien, Ludowici, Tibet, Fort Stewart, Jones,
  McIntosh, Walthourville, Midway and Riceboro.

This includes I-95 in Georgia near mile marker 50...and
	between mile markers 47 and 49...and
	between mile markers 51 and 75.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news
source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3201 8183 3160 8112 3140 8123 3137 8122
      3128 8125 3129 8134 3128 8134 3130 8136
      3128 8139 3133 8144 3138 8155 3145 8163
      3147 8161 3158 8170 3167 8185 3175 8191
      3180 8198 3185 8192 3192 8188 3195 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 309DEG 21KT 3175 8166

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

CPM

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
606 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

GAZ116-138-212230-
Inland Liberty GA-Inland Bryan GA-
606 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LIBERTY AND BRYAN COUNTIES
UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fort Stewart, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Hinesville, Fort Stewart, McIntosh, Flemington, Trinity and Willie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news
source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3198 8179 3204 8174 3205 8164 3197 8147
      3192 8142 3182 8153 3194 8175 3195 8175
      3196 8174 3197 8175 3198 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 299DEG 19KT 3192 8163

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

CPM

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:57 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 8:06 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Long	39 min
Jul 22, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jenkins	50 min
Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bryan	35 min
Jul 22, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Long	48 min
Jul 22, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Chatham, Effingham	40 min
Jul 22, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch	64 min
Jul 22, 6:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham	2 hr
Jul 22, 6:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Bulloch, Effingham, Screven	2 hr
Jul 22, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		67 min
Jul 22, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Jenkins, Screven	43 min
Jul 22, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Candler	48 min
Jul 22, 7:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall	2 hr
Jul 21, 8:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	24 min
Jul 22, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	52 min
Jul 22, 2:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	2 hr
Jul 22, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	25 min
Jul 22, 2:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester	2 hr
Jul 22, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	29 min
Jul 22, 3:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Berkeley	117 min
Jul 22, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Charleston	27 min
Jul 22, 3:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CHS	Charleston, Colleton	3 hr
Jul 22, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	44 min
Jul 22, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Dorchester	60 min
Jul 22, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	38 min
Jul 22, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jasper	39 min
Jul 22, 5:22 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CHS		3 hr
Jul 22, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	56 min

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.