Flash Flood Warning issued October 10 at 7:23AM EDT until October 10 at 9:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
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At 723 AM EDT, City of Charleston Emergency Management reported heavy rain in Downtown Charleston. Flash flooding is already occurring with several road closures across the city. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...City of Charleston Emergency Management reported. 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... North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, James Island, Johns Island, West Ashley, Downtown Charleston, Fort Sumter, Daniel Island, Folly Beach and Kiawah Island. An area of intense rainfall moved through the Folly Beach, James Island, Johns Island, West Ashley, and Downtown Charleston areas and produced 1 to 2 inches of rain. The heaviest rain has now lifted northward but light to occasionally moderate rain will continue. Additional rounds of heavy rain could develop through mid morning. City of Charleston Emergency Management reported several roads closed across the Downtown Charleston area and flash flooding is ongoing. Additionally, a inundation depth sensor on Ogier Street near Calhoun Street reported an inundation depth of over half of a foot. 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.
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- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- SC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Charleston, SC
- event
- Flash Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-10T07:23:00-04:00
- states
- ["SC"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-10T07:23:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4d7f872af91a55bc3c9b34f3a02b89ed0184f94.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.deb09ef875ae9f5cd127db5a5ca9e7505b837c3e.001.1"]
- 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.
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- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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