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NWUS52 KCHS 190238
LSRCHS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1037 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0204 PM EXTREME HEAT 2 SSW MIDWAY 31.78N 81.44W
08/18/2026 M118.0 F LIBERTY GA OTHER FEDERAL
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 118 DEGREES AT THE MIDWAY RAWS SITE.
0300 PM EXTREME HEAT 1 E SAINT GEORGE 33.19N 80.56W
08/18/2026 M117.0 F DORCHESTER SC MESONET
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 117 DEGREES AT THE SAINT GEORGE
MESONET.
0335 PM EXTREME HEAT METTER AIRPORT 32.37N 82.08W
08/18/2026 M113.0 F CANDLER GA AWOS
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 113 DEGREES AT THE METTER AIRPORT
(KMHP).
0404 PM EXTREME HEAT 6 NNW GUM BRANCH 31.94N 81.75W
08/18/2026 M114.0 F LONG GA OTHER FEDERAL
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 114 DEGREES AT THE FORT STEWART
TAYLOR'S CREEK RAWS SITE.
0434 PM EXTREME HEAT 4 NW FLEMINGTON 31.90N 81.60W
08/18/2026 M116.0 F LIBERTY GA OTHER FEDERAL
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 116 DEGREES AT THE FORT STEWART
LAWSON RAWS SITE.
0450 PM EXTREME HEAT HILTON HEAD AIRPORT 32.23N 80.69W
08/18/2026 M113.0 F BEAUFORT SC AWOS
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 113 DEGREES AT THE HILTON HEAD
AIRPORT (KHXD).
0455 PM EXTREME HEAT CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE AI 32.70N 80.01W
08/18/2026 M113.0 F CHARLESTON SC AWOS
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 113 DEGREES AT THE CHARLESTON
EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KJZI).
0456 PM EXTREME HEAT CLAXTON EVANS COUNTY AI 32.19N 81.87W
08/18/2026 M115.0 F EVANS GA AWOS
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 115 DEGREES AT THE CLAXTON EVANS
COUNTY AIRPORT (KCWV).
0500 PM EXTREME HEAT BENNETTS POINT 32.56N 80.46W
08/18/2026 M117.0 F COLLETON SC OTHER FEDERAL
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 117 DEGREES AT THE BENNETTS POINT
NERRS SITE.
0504 PM EXTREME HEAT 3 S PEMBROKE 32.10N 81.63W
08/18/2026 M117.0 F BRYAN GA OTHER FEDERAL
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 117 DEGREES AT THE FORT STEWART
PEMBROKE RAWS SITE.
0523 PM EXTREME HEAT 3 N SAVANNAH 32.17N 81.12W
08/18/2026 M113.0 F JASPER SC OTHER FEDERAL
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 113 DEGREES AT THE SAVANNAH NWR RAWS
SITE.
0545 PM EXTREME HEAT 4 NW DELEMAR CROSSROADS 32.89N 80.33W
08/18/2026 M118.0 F DORCHESTER SC MESONET
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 118 DEGREES AT THE DELEMAR
CROSSROADS MESONET.
0545 PM EXTREME HEAT 4 NE SHELLMAN BLUFF 31.62N 81.28W
08/18/2026 M113.0 F MCINTOSH GA MESONET
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 113 DEGREES AT THE UGA WEATHER
NETWORK TOWNSEND SITE.
0547 PM EXTREME HEAT 2 NNW GARRIS LANDING 32.97N 79.67W
08/18/2026 M117.0 F CHARLESTON SC OTHER FEDERAL
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 117 DEGREES AT THE WAMBAW RAWS SITE.
0555 PM EXTREME HEAT HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD 32.01N 81.13W
08/18/2026 M113.0 F CHATHAM GA AWOS
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 113 DEGREES AT THE HUNTER ARMY
AIRFIELD (KSVN).
0600 PM EXTREME HEAT BENNETTS POINT 32.56N 80.46W
08/18/2026 M113.0 F COLLETON SC OTHER FEDERAL
PEAK HEAT INDEX OF 113 DEGREES AT THE ACE BASIN RAWS
SITE.
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