Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued October 4 at 10:36PM EDT until October 5 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 4, 2026 - 7:36pm
Expires:
October 4, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWCHS
The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Charleston County in southeastern South Carolina...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1036 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
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...
Mount Pleasant, Isle Of Palms, Awendaw, Price Inlet, Capers Inlet,
Bull Island, Capers Island, Dewees Island and Whitehall Terrace.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Bulls Bay, Dewees Island, US-17 Charleston National, Wando River,
Capers Island, Mt Pleasant Airport and Bull Island.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Charleston, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov