Possible Smokey Conditions

By: Kris Allred | WSAV News 3
Published: January 30, 2012

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SMOKEY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

SATELLITE...RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SEVERAL FIRES
ARE BURNING AND PRODUCING SMOKEY CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS LOW AS 3 TO 5 MILES
IN PLACES WITH THE WORST OF THE SMOKE OCCURRING ROUGHLY ALONG AND
WEST OF INTERSTATE 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESPIRATORY AILMENTS THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SMOKE SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES.