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Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Effect

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties

Severe weather is on its way to the Lowcountry.

At 4:57 p.m. Friday the National Weather Service in Charleston issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the tri-county area until 6 p.m.

Meteorologists identified severe thunderstorms in a line of weather heading east at 70 mph. NWS said to prepare for damaging winds with gusts up to 60 mph and quarter size hail.

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The counties are also under a Tornado Watch until 8 p.m. tonight.

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