At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong thunderstorms was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms from near Calestown to near South Santee, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Georgetown, DeBordieu Colony, Andrews, North Santee, Lambert, Sampit, Graves, Trio, Warsaw, and Earle.

MARINERS ON LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR. At 818 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Jamestown, or 11 miles east of Moncks Corner, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD. strong winds 45 to 55 mph and up to nickel sized hail. SOURCE. Radar Indicated. IMPACT. Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to plants, trees and crops is possible. Damage to windshields is unlikely. Some locations in the path of this storm include. Moncks Corner, Saint Stephen, Bonneau, Jamestown, Southern Lake Moultrie, Northern Lake Moultrie, Bonneau Beach, and Old Santee Canal State Park.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 403 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA BURKE IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA BAMBERG BARNWELL ORANGEBURG THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BAMBERG, BARNWELL, BLACKVILLE, BROOKDALE, DENMARK, ORANGEBURG, WAYNESBORO, AND WILLISTON.