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Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1138 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0852 AM     Coastal Flood    1 SW Charleston         32.78N 79.95W
09/28/2026                   Charleston         SC   Law Enforcement

            The City of Charleston closed Lockwood Drive
            and Broad Street between Beaufain Street and
            Barre Street due to coastal flooding.
            Roadway is impassable.

0915 AM     Coastal Flood    1 W Mount Pleasant      32.79N 79.88W
09/28/2026                   Charleston         SC   Emergency Manager

            Emergency management officials in Mount
            Pleasant relayed an image showing docks
            submerged along Shem Creek.

0936 AM     Coastal Flood    1 E Charleston          32.78N 79.93W
09/28/2026                   Charleston         SC   Other Federal

            A maximum tide level of 7.77 ft MLLW (2.01
            ft MHHW) was observed at the Charleston
            Harbor tide gage. Moderate coastal flooding
            typically begins along the coasts of
            Charleston and Colleton counties when tide
            levels reach 7.5 ft MLLW (1.74 FT MHHW) in
            the Charleston Harbor.

0942 AM     Coastal Flood    2 E Golden Isles        32.03N 80.93W
09/28/2026                   Chatham            GA   Other Federal

            A maximum tide level of 9.53 ft MLLW (2.03
            ft MHHW) was observed at the Fort Pulaski
            tide gage located near the Savannah River
            Entrance. Shallow coastal flooding typically
            begins along much of the Georgia and far
            southern South Carolina coasts when tide
            levels reach 9.5 ft MLLW (2.0 ft MHHW) at
            Fort Pulaski.

0950 AM     Coastal Flood    1 NE South Windermere   32.78N 79.97W
09/28/2026                   Charleston         SC   Broadcast Media

            A webcam from a Charleston Broadcast Media
            partner showed the Highway 61 ramp coming
            off US-17 out of Downtown Charleston is
            flooded. With a tide level of 7.77 ft MLLW,
            this road is likely impassable.

1022 AM     Coastal Flood    1 E Snowden             32.85N 79.83W
09/28/2026                   Charleston         SC   Law Enforcement

            Saltwater is across parts of Long Point
            Road, but the road remains passable.

1027 AM     Coastal Flood    6 SW Edisto Island      32.49N 80.34W
09/28/2026                   Colleton           SC   Emergency Manager

            The Colleton County Emergency Manager
            relayed a report of water in the parking lot
            of the High Tide Bar on Edisto Beach. Water
            was also approaching, but not covering,
            parts of Dock Site Road.

1050 AM     Coastal Flood    3 N North Charleston    32.89N 79.97W
09/28/2026                   Charleston         SC   Fire Department/R

            North Charleston Fire Department/Emergency
            Management reported water covering portions
            of Virginia Ave near I-526 due to coastal
            flooding.

1056 AM     Coastal Flood    1 E North Charleston    32.85N 79.96W
09/28/2026                   Charleston         SC   Fire Department/R

            The North Charleston Fire
            Department/Emergency Management reported
            water across the intersection of North
            Hobson Ave and Bainbridge Ave due to coastal
            flooding.

1113 AM     Coastal Flood    1 E Charleston          32.79N 79.93W
09/28/2026                   Charleston         SC   Public

            The Pubic reported saltwater flooding along
            portions of Washington Street.

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