Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 27 at 5:12PM EDT until May 27 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 27, 2026 - 2:12pm
Expires:
May 27, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
FFWCHS
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Chatham County in southeastern Georgia...
Effingham County in southeastern Georgia...
Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...
* Until 1115 PM EDT Wednesday.
* At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in 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...
Pooler, Savannah International Airport, Godley Station, I-16/I-95
Interchange, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Hardeeville,
Bloomingdale, Meinhard and Monteith.
Automated rain gages indicate that hourly rainfall rates of 2 to 3
inches per hour are occurring in this area. The best chance for flash
flooding impacts that could close roads will be from around
Bloomingdale to Port Wentworth and Limehouse.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Chatham, GA; Effingham, GA; Jasper, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov