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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Aug 28, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT for Bulloch County, Georgia. It was in force for 87 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2026, 6:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Bulloch County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 5:25 PM EDT | FLOOD | 1 E Georgia Southern, GA | Public reported approximately 4 to 6 inches of standing water covering the roadway near the intersection of Brampton Avenue and Fair Road. |
| Aug 28, 5:38 PM EDT | RAIN 2.69 | 1 E Georgia Southern, GA | A weather station at the Statesboro WWTP measured 2.69 inches of rain since 3:53 pm. About 2.50 inches fell in just under an hour. |
| Aug 28, 5:39 PM EDT | RAIN 2.67 | 6 S Register, GA | A home weather station located near the intersection of Adabelle Road and Highway 25 measured 2.67 inches of rain since 3:34 pm. About 2 inches fell in one hour. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 788 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
096
WGUS52 KCHS 282038
FFWCHS
GAC031-282330-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0017.260828T2038Z-260828T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
438 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 438 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Statesboro, Register, Georgia Southern, Jimps, Kennedy Pond,
Irongate, Westbrooke, Somerset, New Hope and Emit.
A nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms has developed across
portions of Bulloch County and is producing very intense rainfall.
The heaviest rain is falling around Statesboro and to the southwest,
including the New Hope and Adabelle areas. A home weather station
near Georgia Southern University has measured nearly 2 inches of rain
in less than an hour. Radar imagery indicates that heavy rainfall
will continue, increasing the potential for flash flooding. Impacted
roadway include, but are not limited to, Highway 301, Highway 301
Bypass, Highway 80.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Report flooding directly to the Charleston National Weather Service
at 1-888-383-2024 or email your reports to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov.
&&
LAT...LON 3241 8192 3245 8185 3247 8180 3249 8176
3245 8170 3240 8169 3236 8170 3233 8173
3228 8181 3226 8187 3227 8189 3227 8197
3228 8196 3229 8196 3231 8195 3232 8195
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
$$
BSH1 follow-up statement
243
WGUS72 KCHS 282205
FFSCHS
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
605 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
GAC031-282215-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260828T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bulloch GA-
605 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR BULLOCH COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3241 8192 3245 8185 3247 8180 3249 8176
3245 8170 3240 8169 3236 8170 3233 8173
3228 8181 3226 8187 3227 8189 3227 8197
3228 8196 3229 8196 3231 8195 3232 8195
$$
BSHWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 28, 3:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected each afternoon and evening through this weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 3:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 310 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... All sections have been updated. && .KEY MESSAGES... - 1) Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected each afternoon and evening through this weekend. && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1: Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected each afternoon and evening through this weekend. Tonight: The mid-levels will consist of a trough over the eastern third of the U.S. this evening. It'll quickly weaken and lift to the north overnight. Though, before it does, several shortwaves will round the base of the trough and move over our region. At the surface, a stationary front will be located well to our west and northwest, with surface troughing also near our area. There is a deep plume of moisture ahead of the front, and across the Southeast U.S. The 12Z CHS Sounding had a PWAT of 2.22", which is above the 90% climatology mark for today and not too far off from the daily record value. Likewise, PWATs across the region are around 2.25". The combination of regional lift and the deep moisture will generate numerous to widespread showers along with some thunderstorms into this evening. The CAMs and deterministic models are in fairly good agreement with the coverage, but have minor differences with the timing and location of the highest QPF. The general consensus of highest QPF seems to be along the GA coast into this evening. Abundant cloud cover has kept temperatures a few degrees lower than expected, which has led to less instability. This may lead to less thunderstorms, which would also mean the potential for locally very high rainfall amounts could be lower than initial concerns. Regardless, slower moving, training, or back building storms (even over one location in our area) could drop significant amounts of rainfall locally. Therefore, WPC maintains the Slight Risk for our entire area in the ERO. Flooding or flash flooding will be a concern through this evening. Convection should decrease in coverage and intensity later this evening. However, it won't completely dry out. In fact, models indicate another round of showers and possibly thunderstorms developing along our coastal SC counties late tonight into daybreak Saturday. So that could lead to more flooding concerns. A stationary front will remain draped over the Southeast Saturday before dissipating Sunday. Weak shortwaves aloft may continue scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning. While there will likely be a break from the rain during the mid- morning to early afternoon hours, additional showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop Saturday afternoon as the sea breeze pushes ashore. Deep convection looks limited with 1000-1500 J/kg of SBCAPE anticipated. Also the lack of flow aloft will keep thunderstorms from becoming organized, maintaining a very low risk for strong thunderstorms. However, given the slow storm motions and precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches, locally heavy rainfall is a concern. Flooding is possible, especially for low-lying and flood-prone areas. HREF has scattered 50-70% chances for 2+ inches along and west of I-95, decreasing into the 20-40% probability range for 3+ inches. A few isolated locations could see rainfall amounts greater than 3 inches, with the greatest chances mainly along the coast. Flood Advisories and/or Flash Flood Warnings could be needed Saturday. A similar set-up and environment is expected Sunday. With the nearby front expected to dissolve at some point during the day, we do not anticipate as much rainfall coverage as the previous days'. However, precipitable water values will still be elevated, which could lead to lingering heavy rainfall/flooding concerns. && .AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... 18Z TAFs: KCHS/KJZI: Radar imagery indicates showers and thunderstorms are developing nearby. VC coverage will transition to direct impacts, mainly as SHRA. Though, there will be a few hour window this afternoon where TSRA could bring brief IFR impacts. We have a TEMPO group to account for this. Amendments will probably be needed based on future radar trends. While some decrease in convection is anticipated after sunset, models expect another round to develop before daybreak Saturday and continue into Saturday morning. This could bring additional TEMPO IFR impacts. But given how many hours in the future this is, we opted to introduce a PROB30 group and will let future TAFs address this further. KSAV: Radar imagery indicates bands of showers and thunderstorms are nearby. Direct impacts will mostly be SHRA. Though, there will be a few hour window this afternoon where TSRA could bring brief IFR impacts. We have a TEMPO group to account for this. Amendments will probably be needed based on future radar trends. While some decrease in convection is anticipated after sunset, it's not expected to be a dry night. Therefore, we maintained SHRA overnight. Additionally, MOS has ceilings lowering to MVFR late tonight and continuing into Saturday morning. This is reflected in the TAF, but it will need to be refined in future TAFs. Extended Aviation Outlook: Showers and thunderstorms could bring periodic flight restrictions through the weekend, especially during the afternoons. && .MARINE... Tonight: The local weather pattern will generally support sustained winds of 10 kt or less. Seas should be in the 2-3 ft range. Additionally, thunderstorms could bring brief gusty winds along with cloud-to-water lightning. Saturday through Wednesday: No large-scale marine concerns, with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms through at least the weekend. Winds and seas will remain below Small Craft Advisory criteria through the period. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. &&
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 28, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston SC
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0224 PM Rain 6 NNW Tybee Island 32.09N 80.88W
08/28/2026 M3.50 inch Beaufort SC Public
A home weather station on the southern end of Daufuskie
Island has measured 3.50 inches of rain since 11:44 am.
Most of the rain has fallen since 12:44 pm, with 3.05
inches measured since that time.
0239 PM Rain 6 WSW Forest Beach 32.12N 80.84W
08/28/2026 M2.80 inch Beaufort SC Public
A home weather station near the beach in the Haig Point
community of Daufuskie Island has measured 2.80 inches
of rain since 11:54 am. Most of the rain has fallen
since 12:54 pm, with 2.50 inches measured since that
time.
&&
Event Number CHS2601219
Event Number CHS2601220
BSHLocal storm report, Aug 28, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston SC
312 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM Rain 1 NE Skidaway Island 31.95N 81.04W
08/28/2026 M2.73 inch Chatham GA Mesonet
The Skidaway UGA Weather Network site measured 2.73
inches of rain since 1:30 pm.
&&
Event Number CHS2601221
BSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Chatham | 82 min |
| Aug 28, 4:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bulloch | 111 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.