673  
WWUS82 KCHS 192150  
SPSCHS  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
550 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
SCZ044-045-150-192215-  
CHARLESTON SC-INLAND BERKELEY SC-DORCHESTER SC-  
550 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHARLESTON  
BERKELEY AND  
DORCHESTER COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...  
 
AT 550 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
SUMMERVILLE, AND IS STATIONARY.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NORTH CHARLESTON, SUMMERVILLE, GOOSE CREEK, LADSON, RIDGEVILLE,  
KNIGHTSVILLE, SANGAREE, JEDBURG, COLLEGE PARK AND CROWFIELD  
PLANTATION.  
 
THIS INCLUDES I-26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 194 AND 207.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS  
SOURCE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 
REPORT DAMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT  
888-383-2024 WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORT  
TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3296 8034 3310 8029 3309 8005 3294 8007  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 0DEG 0KT 3302 8020  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH  
 
 
 
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