000 FPUS72 KCHS 071814 NOWCHS SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 214 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2002 GAZ087-099-100-114>116-118-137-138-140-071915- BULLOCH-CANDLER-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-JENKINS-LONG-TATTNALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAXTON...HALFMOON LANDING...HINESVILLE... LUDOWICI...METTER...MILLEN...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE... STATESBORO AND TOWNSEND 214 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2002 .NOW... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 315 PM. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND METTER. OTHER STORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM REGISTER TO EDNA TO GROVELAND AND BLOOMINGDALE. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE SO BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED OR IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. $$ ST