NWS / NOAA weather: Coastal Flood Warning issued October 24 at 9:42PM EDT until October 25 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4
to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk,
dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Warning, one to
two feet of inundation above ground level expected along
shorelines and tidal waterways (7.9 to 8.1 feet Mean Lower Low
Water at Charleston).
* WHERE...Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT Monday. For
the High Rip Current Risk, through Sunday evening. For the
Coastal Flood Warning, from 4 AM to 11 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Significant saltwater inundation will render
numerous roads impassable. Properties may also flood.
Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach
erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide will occur around 7:34 AM Sunday
at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1 to 2
hours before and after high tide.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2233rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days