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WGUS52 KCHS 101036
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SCC019-101330-
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
636 AM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 930 AM EDT.
* AT 636 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTH CHARLESTON, MOUNT PLEASANT, JAMES ISLAND, JOHNS ISLAND, WEST
ASHLEY, DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, FORT SUMTER, DANIEL ISLAND, FOLLY
BEACH AND KIAWAH ISLAND.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS PUSHING ONSHORE AROUND KIAWAH ISLAND AND FOLLY
BEACH, PRODUCING HOURLY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. WITH
HIGH TIDE APPROACHING, THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL ONLY INCREASE
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. INTENSE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS DUE TO WATER COVERING ROADWAYS ACROSS FOLLY BEACH, JAMES
ISLAND, JOHNS ISLAND, WEST ASHLEY, AND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
REPORT FLOODING DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3265 8012 3275 8012 3282 8011 3287 8007
3288 8004 3288 7996 3286 7996 3285 7993
3283 7993 3282 7992 3280 7992 3278 7991
3276 7987 3272 7984 3273 7986 3268 7986
3267 7987 3262 7997 3258 7999 3257 8009
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
BSH
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