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Beaufort County, South Carolina weather alerts

1 National Weather Service alert is in force for Beaufort County: a rip current statement.

Checked Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:19 PM EDT. Times are Eastern Daylight Time.

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Rip Current Statement

Moderate

Rip Current Statement issued September 23 at 6:43PM EDT until September 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

Begins Until 23 hr 40 min left

Areas Coastal Bryan, GA; Coastal Chatham, GA; Coastal Liberty, GA; Coastal McIntosh, GA; Beaufort, SC; Coastal Jasper, SC

Full text

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Georgia Beaches, Beaufort, and Coastal Jasper. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

What to do

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

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The past year in Beaufort County

In the past year the National Weather Service issued 68 alerts for Beaufort County, including 21 severe thunderstorm warnings, 7 extreme heat warnings, 2 flash flood warnings and 1 tornado warning.

ProductIssuedMost recent
Severe Thunderstorm Warning21Aug 26, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning7Aug 18, 2026
Flash Flood Warning2Aug 27, 2026
Tornado Warning1Aug 29, 2026
Extreme Heat Watch5Aug 18, 2026
Tornado Watch1Mar 12, 2026
Heat Advisory21Sep 5, 2026
Flood Advisory4Sep 11, 2026
Coastal Flood Advisory2Sep 8, 2026
Rip Currents Statement4Sep 24, 2026

Warnings issued

  1. Tornado Warning
  2. Flash Flood Warning
  3. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  4. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  5. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  6. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  7. Extreme Heat Warning
  8. Extreme Heat Warning
  9. Extreme Heat Warning
  10. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  11. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  12. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  13. Extreme Heat Warning
  14. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  15. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  16. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  17. Extreme Heat Warning
  18. Flash Flood Warning
  19. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  20. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  21. Extreme Heat Warning
  22. Extreme Heat Warning
  23. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  24. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  25. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  26. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  27. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  28. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  29. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  30. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  31. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Every alert, most recent first
  1. Rip Currents Statement
  2. Flood Advisory
  3. Rip Currents Statement
  4. Coastal Flood Advisory
  5. Rip Currents Statement
  6. Heat Advisory
  7. Tornado Warning
  8. Flood Advisory
  9. Flash Flood Warning
  10. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  11. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  12. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  13. Flood Advisory
  14. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  15. Heat Advisory
  16. Heat Advisory
  17. Heat Advisory
  18. Extreme Heat Watch
  19. Extreme Heat Warning
  20. Extreme Heat Warning
  21. Heat Advisory
  22. Extreme Heat Watch
  23. Extreme Heat Warning
  24. Extreme Heat Watch
  25. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  26. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  27. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  28. Extreme Heat Warning
  29. Extreme Heat Watch
  30. Heat Advisory
  31. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  32. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  33. Heat Advisory
  34. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  35. Heat Advisory
  36. Extreme Heat Warning
  37. Heat Advisory
  38. Heat Advisory
  39. Flash Flood Warning
  40. Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The 40 most recent of 68.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each links to the alert's own page, with its text, map, radar and sounding.

Every alert in Beaufort County since 1986

Nearby

The counties around Beaufort County, with what is in force in each.

What this means

Warning
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Sources

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.