Weather for Charleston, South Carolina
Lat: 32.78N, Lon: 79.94W
Wx Zone: SCZ050
CWA Used: CHS
| High Tides: | 4:49 AM (5.1ft) | 5:38 PM (5.8ft) |
| Low Tides: | 11:12 AM (-0.1ft) | 12:01 AM (0.1ft) |
South Carolina Drought MonitorThe South Carolina Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of South Carolina land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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South Carolina Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS72 KCHS 071747 ESFCHS GAC029-031-043-051-103-109-165-179-183-191-251-267-SCC005-013-015- 019-029-035-049-053-080600- WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1247 PM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... THIS OUTLOOK APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...BERKELEY...CHARLESTON...COLLETON... DORCHESTER...HAMPTON...JASPER... IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BRYAN...BULLOCH...CANDLER...CHATHAM...EFFINGHAM...EVANS... JENKINS...LIBERTY...LONG...MCINTOSH...SCREVEN...TATTNALL... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... SANTEE...EDISTO...SAVANNAH...OGEECHEE...OHOOPEE...CANOOCHEE... THE DROUGHT STATUS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA CONTINUES TO IMPROVE DUE TO RECENT WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. THE STATUS RANGES FROM NO DROUGHT/ABNORMALLY DRY AROUND THE CHARLESTON AREA TO MODERATE NEAR THE SAVANNAH RIVER AND SOUTHWARD ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST WITH ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE GEORGIA COAST. LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE RUNNING NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER. IN FACT...SOME POINTS ALONG THE THE OGEECHEE AND OHOOPEE RIVERS ARE CURRENTLY IN FLOOD. HOWEVER...IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THESE POINTS OVER AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS GIVEN THE LACK OF FORECAST RAINFALL. THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.5 INCHES WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE LATEST PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER THROUGH THE REST OF MARCH INDICATES NEAR NORMAL AMOUNTS WHILE THE OUTLOOK THROUGH THE END OF MAY INDICATES A BETTER CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL AMOUNTS. ALTHOUGH MOST STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL FLOWS THE LONG TERM PROSPECTS FOR MUCH RAINFALL ARE LOW AND THUS WE EXPECT A NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING THROUGH THE SPRING. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR THIS SEASON. $$ |