Special Marine Warning in County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
8/24/2026 7:07:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
8/24/2026 7:07:00 PM until 8/24/2026 9:00:00 PM
SMWCHS
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 60 NM...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 707 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from
over Tug Rio Caroni to 7 NM west of Altamaha Sound, moving
southeast at 5 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
D R H Buoy, John Bird, Tug Rio Caroni, A L T Buoy, Grays Reef Buoy,
Buoy B H, Doboy Sound Buoy D and Altamaha Sound.