Storm Station 247

South Carolina, live

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2 alerts in force in South Carolina

Beach Hazards Statement1

Beach Hazards Statement

Until Sep 24, 8:00 PM EDT

Coastal Horry; Coastal Georgetown

SCModerateExpectedLikelyIn force from Sep 24, 6:00 AM EDT, updated Sep 24, 12:45 AM EDT

The full text and what to do

* WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties.

* WHEN...Today.

* IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.

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.

Rip Current Statement1

Rip Current Statement

Until Sep 24, 8:00 PM EDT

Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper

GASCModerateExpectedLikelyIn force from Sep 24, 8:00 AM EDT, updated Sep 24, 2:43 AM EDT

The full text and what to do

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...South Carolina Beaches, and Georgia Beaches.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this 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.

Every alert in force across the country

What stands in South Carolina

Every kind of place an instrument stands at in South Carolina, and how many stand at each.

The instruments

Ordered by name. Standing is three times the mountains forecast from an instrument plus the places that read it. It measures how much of the network depends on it, not how well it reports.By nameBy standing

Allendale USGSALLS1 / 33.004, -81.311 / 174 ftAnderson - Hartwell LakeHWLS1 / 34.475, -82.816 / 677 ftrank44of 2,044BlackvilleBLVS1 / 33.355, -81.328 / 338 ftCharleston - Waterfront ParkCHLS1 / 32.775, -79.924 / -30 ftrank1313of 2,044Cleveland - Table Rock ResTRRS1 / 35.064, -82.672 / 1,260 ftrank44of 2,044Columbia - Weir TowerWERS1 / 34.022, -80.868 / 547 ftrank1313of 2,044Corbin MountainCRBS1 / 35.168, -82.434 / 2,909 ftEdgefield - Long CraneLCRS1 / 33.923, -82.142 / 525 ftrank1313of 2,044Edisto Beach 3NEEDBS1 / 32.505, -80.294 / 13 ftrank1313of 2,044Flotilla Island At Lake MurrayLMFS1 / 34.107, -81.271 / 364 ftrank1313of 2,044Gadsden - Congaree SwampGDNS1 / 33.815, -80.781 / 135 ftrank44of 2,044Graniteville 4ENEGNTS1 / 33.568, -81.739 / 489 ftrank1313of 2,044Hardeeville - Savannah RiverELBS1 / 32.103, -81.007 / 4 ftrank1313of 2,044Hardeeville 13SSVNS1 / 32.100, -81.100 / 3 ftHartsville - Sonoco ProductsHARS1 / 34.395, -80.049 / 187 ftHilton Head Island - Met CentralHHCS1 / 32.212, -80.717 / 16 ftHilton Head Island - Met EastHHES1 / 32.244, -80.698 / 13 ftHilton Head Island - Sea PinesSPMS1 / 32.137, -80.782 / 7 ftHilton Head Island - WexfordWXMS1 / 32.175, -80.754 / 3 ftJacksonSRSS1 / 33.362, -81.684 / 410 ftrank1313of 2,044Jefferson 7EJEFS1 / 34.662, -80.274 / 443 ftMcclellanville 7NESRES1 / 33.153, -79.363 / 56 ftMoncks Corner 11ESEWTHS1 / 33.160, -79.831 / 62 ftMount Pleasant 4WSW - WaterfrontMWPS1 / 32.802, -79.898 / 4 ftNorth Inlet Winyah Bay WeatherNIWS1 / 33.350, -79.191 / -3 ftNorth Saluda Reservoir Near Cleveland 8NENSRS1 / 35.142, -82.409 / 1,235 ftPee Dee ScanPDDS1 / 34.300, -79.733 / 120 ftPinopolisPNOS1 / 33.247, -80.033 / 66 ftPlumb Branch Lake ThurmondPLBS1 / 33.840, -82.351 / 358 ftRocky Bottom 6ENE - Slicking MountainSLMS1 / 35.091, -82.700 / 3,273 ftrank1313of 2,044Savannah River At Richard B Russell Lake 2 WNW Calhoun FallsRBDS1 / 34.101, -82.618 / 482 ftSumter [CCOOP]SMRS1 / 33.933, -80.350 / 184 ftrank1313of 2,044Table RockTBLS1 / 35.029, -82.693 / 1,319 ftrank1313of 2,044Tigerville 7N - Trammel GapTMGS1 / 35.181, -82.369 / 2,231 ftTrylon 5SW - Hogback MountainTRYS1 / 35.170, -82.290 / 3,180 ftWateree River AT Lake WatereeWATS1 / 34.335, -80.703 / 184 ftWeather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr EdistoACXS1 / 32.559, -80.455 / 13 ftrank1313of 2,044Whitmire UsfsWHIS1 / 34.633, -81.600 / 515 ft