Varování, Buzzard Island (historical)

Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 10:28PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC At 1027 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Elberton, or near Middleton, moving southeast at 20 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... Calhoun Falls, Nancy Hart State Park, Bobby Brown State Park, Middleton, Lake Strom Thurmond, Russell State Park, Lake Russell, Fortsonia, Richard B Russell Dam, and Rice Town. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake Russell, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.