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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Charleston SC
902 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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

0829 PM     Rain             0 SE Orchard Hill       33.02N 80.22W
08/19/2026  M2.60 in         Dorchester         SC   Mesonet

            This is a corrected report. The initial
            report was placed 1 SE of Mount Holly in
            Berkeley County.

0215 PM     Extreme Heat     2 SW Stono              32.70N 80.00W
08/19/2026  M114 F           Charleston         SC   ASOS/AWOS

            The heat index briefly reached 114 at the
            Charleston Executive Airport. This is an
            update from an earlier report.

0130 PM     Extreme Heat     0 W Bennetts Point      32.56N 80.46W
08/19/2026  M113 F           Colleton           SC   Other Federal

            The ACE Basin NERRS site at Bennetts Point
            reported a max heat index of 113.

0147 PM     Extreme Heat     3 SE Charity            32.98N 79.80W
08/19/2026  M115 F           Berkeley           SC   Mesonet

            A calibrated mesonet site near Huger, SC,
            reported a max heat index of 115. This is a
            corrected report.

0200 PM     Extreme Heat     0 SW Givhans            33.01N 80.34W
08/19/2026  M113 F           Dorchester         SC   Mesonet

            The Dorchester County mesonet site near
            Givhans reported a brief max heat index of
            113.

0107 PM     Extreme Heat     2 NE Walterboro         32.92N 80.63W
08/19/2026  M113 F           Colleton           SC   Other Federal

            The RAWS site at near Walterboro reported a
            brie max heat index of 113.

0447 PM     Extreme Heat     5 SW Awendaw            32.97N 79.67W
08/19/2026  M118 F           Charleston         SC   Mesonet


0315 PM     Extreme Heat     2 NW Lambs              32.90N 80.09W
08/19/2026  M114 F           Charleston         SC   Mesonet

            The Dorchester County Mesonet site near
            North Charleston reported a brief max heat
            index of 114.

0530 PM     Extreme Heat     1 SE Charleston         32.78N 79.93W
08/19/2026  M114 F           Charleston         SC   Official NWS Obse

            The heat index reached 114 at Riley
            Waterfront Park in Downtown Charleston.

0611 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 N Knightsville        33.02N 80.24W
08/19/2026                   Dorchester         SC   Emergency Manager

            Tree down on Orangeburg Road at the traffic
            circle near Pinewood Prep. Time estimated by
            radar.

0552 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NE Orchard Hill       33.03N 80.21W
08/19/2026                   Dorchester         SC   Emergency Manager

            Tree down along Renau Blvd. The tree block
            half of the roadway. Powerlines were
            involved. Time estimated based on radar.

0828 PM     Rain             1 SW Orchard Hill       33.02N 80.23W
08/19/2026  M3.31 in         Dorchester         SC   Mesonet

            2.57 inches fell between 534 PM and 619 PM.

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