NWS Charleston SCFA.W 0001July 26, 2026
Flood Warning: Berkeley and Charleston, SC
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a flood warning for Berkeley and Charleston in South Carolina, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on July 26. It was the 1st areal flood warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. South Carolina had 1 flood warning in July 2026, against 4 in an average July of 2008-2025 (South Carolina's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.2 hours; 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
- 3:46 p.m. EDT, July 26, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. EDT, July 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCHS FA.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...Berkeley County in southeastern South Carolina... Charleston County in southeastern South Carolina... * WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 344 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported a number of road closures in Isle of Palms, Mount Pleasant and surrounding areas from ongoing flooding. Between 3 and 5.5 inches of rain have fallen in these areas since around 1 PM. Emergency officials are describing this situation as dangerous and are asking people to stay off the roadways until conditions improve. The risk for additional flooding has diminished, but it will take some time for conditions to improve. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mount Pleasant, Isle Of Palms, Sullivan's Island, Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, Boone Hall Plantation, Sullivans Island, Seaside Farms, East Cooper Regional Medical Center and Snowden. - This includes I-526 between mile markers 29 and 31.
What the agency told people to do
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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.