Charleston County, SC — Severe Weather & Radar

1 active warning affecting this county
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Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

Severe-weather outlook

The Storm Prediction Center has Charleston County, SC in a Marginal Riskfor severe thunderstorms today (Day 1 categorical outlook).

3-day forecast

Today
Overcast
87° / 76°
18% precip
Tomorrow
Heavy rain
85° / 74°
33% precip
Thursday
Drizzle
93° / 76°
32% precip

Forecast via Open-Meteo.

When is severe weather most likely near Charleston?

Charleston County sees frequent thunderstorms through the summer, bringing intense lightning, damaging winds, waterspouts, and flooding.

Tropical systems add a severe-weather and flooding risk from June through November, and can spin up tornadoes.

Based on long-term NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center climatology.

In Charleston County, SC

Charleston County, SC has an estimated 400,000 residents, plus 8 hospitals, 12 nursing homes, 94 schools, 28 mobile-home parks, 12 dialysis centers that could be in a storm's path. Atmostorm shows which of them fall inside an active warning polygon.

Emergency-management view: who & what is in the warned path →

Nearby areas

Live radar and active alerts for places near Charleston:

Not an official source — always confirm with the National Weather Service at weather.gov. Data aggregated from NWS/SPC. Facility and population figures are decision-support estimates.