NWS Charleston SCFF.W 0013August 13, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Dorchester, SC
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flash flood warning for Dorchester in South Carolina, which was in force until 10:30 p.m. local time on August 13. It was the 13th 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 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston SC
- Area
- Dorchester
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:30 p.m. EDT, August 13, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 p.m. EDT, August 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCHS FF.W 0013
- 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... Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 730 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across 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... North Charleston, Summerville, Delemar Crossroads, Westoe, Canaan, Clubhouse Crossroads, Slands Bridge, Cooke Crossroads, Slandsville and Dorchester Estates. Very heavy rain has fallen across the Summers Corner area over the last 60 to 90 minutes. Home weather stations in the area show that 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain have already fallen and heavy rain continues. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain could impact southern Dorchester County over the next hour.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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.