Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

North Charleston, SC ∙ Charleston, SC ∙ Rockville, SC ∙ Hanahan, SC ∙ James Island, SC ∙ West Ashley Division, SC ∙ Charleston Intl. Airport, SC ∙ Charleston Central Division, SC ∙ Kiawah Island, SC ∙ Saint Andrews, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Charleston SC 104 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Berkeley County in southeastern South Carolina... Charleston County in southeastern South Carolina... Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 104 PM EDT, emergency management officials reported flash flooding is still ongoing across much of the Charleston Metro Area. Many roads are reported closed and flooded across Downtown Charleston, North Charleston and surrounding communities. While rainfall will continue to slowly diminish this afternoon, the risk for flash flooding continues. Up to an additional inch of rain could fall through 315 PM. Never drive around police barricades. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Goose Creek, Hanahan, West Ashley, Downtown Charleston, I-26/I-526 Interchange, James Island, Johns Island and Daniel Island. This includes the following highways... I-26 between mile markers 208 and 221. I-526 between mile markers 11 and 29. 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 3287 8018 3291 8019 3297 8006 3297 7990 3298 7987 3297 7979 3261 7998 3259 8021 3280 8016 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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