WGUS82 KCHS 222106
FLSCHS

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Charleston SC
506 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

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Berkeley SC-Colleton SC-Dorchester SC-
506 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Berkeley County in southeastern South Carolina...
  Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina...
  Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina...

* WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
  Overflowing poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with
    torrential rainfall extending from Bells Crossroads and Texas
    northeast into Moncks Corner, Saint Stephen and Jamestown.
    Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches could fall through 7
    PM, resulting in minor flooding of low-lying and poor drainage
    areas.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Moncks Corner, Saint George, Givhans Ferry State Park,
    Dorchester, Colleton, Ridgeville, Saint Stephen, Harleyville and
    Bonneau.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3315 8082 3323 8050 3328 8025 3327 8011
      3323 8006 3325 8000 3337 7998 3344 7988
      3339 7984 3338 7978 3333 7976 3329 7963
      3321 7973 3303 8027 3291 8091 3304 8097
      3306 8090


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