StormLatest status
At 422 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over North Charleston, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... North Charleston, Summerville, Goose Creek, Hanahan, I-26/I-526 Interchange, West Ashley, Ladson, Naval Weapons Station Charleston, Downtown Charleston and Daniel Island. This includes the following highways... I-26 between mile markers 201 and 218. I-526 between mile markers 11 and 24. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Charleston; Tidal Berkeley · 32.892°, -80.098°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Charleston; Tidal Berkeley
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Incident timeline
At 422 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over North Charleston, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... North Charleston, Summerville, Goose Creek, Hanahan, I-26/I-526 Interchange, West Ashley, Ladson, Naval Weapons Station Charleston, Downtown Charleston and Daniel Island. This includes the following highways... I-26 between mile markers 201 and 218. I-526 between mile markers 11 and 24. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.