NWS Charleston SCFF.W 0020October 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Berkeley and Charleston, SC
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for Berkeley and Charleston in South Carolina, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 20th flash flood warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. South Carolina had 3 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (South Carolina's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston SC
- Area
- Berkeley and Charleston
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:54 a.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCHS FF.W 0020
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in South Carolina since 2008Every warning type in South Carolina
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The notice as issued
The heavy rain has ended and flood waters will continue to slowly recede. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in South Carolina since 200847 a year
- Every warning type in South Carolina
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, October 20261,987 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels