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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1138 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0852 AM COASTAL FLOOD 1 SW CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.95W
09/28/2026 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
THE CITY OF CHARLESTON CLOSED LOCKWOOD DRIVE
AND BROAD STREET BETWEEN BEAUFAIN STREET AND
BARRE STREET DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING.
ROADWAY IS IMPASSABLE.
0915 AM COASTAL FLOOD 1 W MOUNT PLEASANT 32.79N 79.88W
09/28/2026 CHARLESTON SC EMERGENCY MANAGER
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN MOUNT
PLEASANT RELAYED AN IMAGE SHOWING DOCKS
SUBMERGED ALONG SHEM CREEK.
0936 AM COASTAL FLOOD 1 E CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.93W
09/28/2026 CHARLESTON SC OTHER FEDERAL
A MAXIMUM TIDE LEVEL OF 7.77 FT MLLW (2.01
FT MHHW) WAS OBSERVED AT THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR TIDE GAGE. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
TYPICALLY BEGINS ALONG THE COASTS OF
CHARLESTON AND COLLETON COUNTIES WHEN TIDE
LEVELS REACH 7.5 FT MLLW (1.74 FT MHHW) IN
THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.
0942 AM COASTAL FLOOD 2 E GOLDEN ISLES 32.03N 80.93W
09/28/2026 CHATHAM GA OTHER FEDERAL
A MAXIMUM TIDE LEVEL OF 9.53 FT MLLW (2.03
FT MHHW) WAS OBSERVED AT THE FORT PULASKI
TIDE GAGE LOCATED NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER
ENTRANCE. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TYPICALLY
BEGINS ALONG MUCH OF THE GEORGIA AND FAR
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS WHEN TIDE
LEVELS REACH 9.5 FT MLLW (2.0 FT MHHW) AT
FORT PULASKI.
0950 AM COASTAL FLOOD 1 NE SOUTH WINDERMERE 32.78N 79.97W
09/28/2026 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
A WEBCAM FROM A CHARLESTON BROADCAST MEDIA
PARTNER SHOWED THE HIGHWAY 61 RAMP COMING
OFF US-17 OUT OF DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IS
FLOODED. WITH A TIDE LEVEL OF 7.77 FT MLLW,
THIS ROAD IS LIKELY IMPASSABLE.
1022 AM COASTAL FLOOD 1 E SNOWDEN 32.85N 79.83W
09/28/2026 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SALTWATER IS ACROSS PARTS OF LONG POINT
ROAD, BUT THE ROAD REMAINS PASSABLE.
1027 AM COASTAL FLOOD 6 SW EDISTO ISLAND 32.49N 80.34W
09/28/2026 COLLETON SC EMERGENCY MANAGER
THE COLLETON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER
RELAYED A REPORT OF WATER IN THE PARKING LOT
OF THE HIGH TIDE BAR ON EDISTO BEACH. WATER
WAS ALSO APPROACHING, BUT NOT COVERING,
PARTS OF DOCK SITE ROAD.
1050 AM COASTAL FLOOD 3 N NORTH CHARLESTON 32.89N 79.97W
09/28/2026 CHARLESTON SC FIRE DEPARTMENT/R
NORTH CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT/EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED WATER COVERING PORTIONS
OF VIRGINIA AVE NEAR I-526 DUE TO COASTAL
FLOODING.
1056 AM COASTAL FLOOD 1 E NORTH CHARLESTON 32.85N 79.96W
09/28/2026 CHARLESTON SC FIRE DEPARTMENT/R
THE NORTH CHARLESTON FIRE
DEPARTMENT/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED
WATER ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH
HOBSON AVE AND BAINBRIDGE AVE DUE TO COASTAL
FLOODING.
1113 AM COASTAL FLOOD 1 E CHARLESTON 32.79N 79.93W
09/28/2026 CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC
THE PUBIC REPORTED SALTWATER FLOODING ALONG
PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON STREET.
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