NWS Charleston SCFF.W 0016August 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Beaufort, Colleton and Hampton, SC
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for Beaufort, Colleton and Hampton in South Carolina, which was in force until 7:45 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 16th flash flood warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. South Carolina had 19 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 12 in an average August of 2008-2025 (South Carolina's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston SC
- Area
- Beaufort, Colleton and Hampton
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:22 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCHS FF.W 0016
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Beaufort County in southeastern South Carolina... Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina... Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 622 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Yemassee, White Hall, McPhersonville, Blake, Salkehatchie, Blountville and Davidson.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.