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Gale Warning 5, NWS Charleston, SC

March 12, 2026

NWS Charleston, SC issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT. It was in force for 28 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 12, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT (04:46 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT
In force: 28 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Mar 11, 7:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 7:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 5:40 PM EDT, 7 hours 6 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 9:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Allendale, Colleton, Hampton	41 min
Mar 12, 9:43 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Allendale	17 min
Mar 12, 10:05 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		55 min
Mar 12, 10:10 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		35 min
Mar 12, 10:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Hampton	34 min
Mar 12, 10:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	29 min
Mar 12, 10:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton, Dorchester	31 min
Mar 12, 11:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	29 min
Mar 12, 8:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Jenkins, Long, Screven and 1 more	39 min
Mar 12, 9:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Tattnall	40 min
Mar 12, 9:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall	32 min

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Sources

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