Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 7:30PM EDT until August 13 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

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 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 [email protected].

Issued by NWS Charleston SC; in effect until Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:30:00 GMT.

Source: National Weather Service (NOAA). Factual summary of a public release; not financial advice.

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