Weather Alerts in South Carolina
Yes. As of 18 Oct 2026, 23:37 EDT, 2 weather alerts are active in South Carolina: 1 Beach Hazards Statement and 1 Rip Current Statement.
Most serious firstActive Alerts in South Carolina
What to do
Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
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.
Warning, watch or advisory?
- Warning — the hazard is happening or about to. Act now: take shelter, leave, or stay off the roads.
- Watch — conditions could produce it. Have a plan and keep checking.
- Advisory — less serious, but a nuisance or a risk for some people, such as drivers or those sensitive to heat.
- Statement — information that does not reach advisory level.
Receiving alerts on your phone: Wireless Emergency Alerts are on by default for the most serious warnings. A NOAA Weather Radio keeps working when the power and the mobile network do not.
What this page shows, and what it misses
Alerts come straight from the US National Weather Service (api.weather.gov), refreshed every five minutes. The most serious appear first. Alert text is the NWS's own; times in each headline are the issuing office's local time. Local emergency managers sometimes issue orders — evacuations, boil-water notices — that are not weather alerts and do not appear here. Severe and extreme alerts also go into our United States incident record. Method: about · credits: licences.