Charleston County, South Carolina

10 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

Other Official Alerts, Quoted In Full

Watches, advisories and statements. Not warnings, and not counted as warnings.

• South Santee River Near Mcclellanville, SC: water level 10.75 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (10.09 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cooper River At U.s Highway 17 At Charleston, SC: water level 9.83 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (4.39 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cooper River At Filbin Creek At North Charleston, SC: water level 13.17 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (8.26 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Skrine Creek Near Mcclellenville, SC: water level 10.5 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (10.76 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cooper River At Ports Authority Pier K Charleston, SC: water level 15.27 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (15.54 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - South Carolina: 19 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 8 h ago
• NWS active alerts: 2 entries for this county · National Weather Service · read 5 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Wastewater site 2248: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 13.46, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 2248: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 13.46 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2248: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2248: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Charleston: AQI 52, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Charleston: AQI 52 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - South Carolina: 17 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 6 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1613: 1 customer out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• 1613: 1 customer out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 36 min ago

• Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) outage map (Esri ArcGIS): 1 entry for this county · Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) · read 28 min ago
• Santee Cooper (South Carolina Public Service Authority) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Santee Cooper (South Carolina Public Service Authority) · read 36 min ago
• U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built): 1 entry for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · read 36 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

2 sources here, none answering with current records.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of 2026-10-19: $3.860 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, CHARLESTON, HUGUENIN, 2026-06-30. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation), NORTH CHARLESTON, REMOUNT ROAD, 2026-05-21. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 285,447 jobs (282,048 a year earlier); $1,492 average weekly wage ($1,408 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 9 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  10 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 10:26 AM EDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 5 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 35 min ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT

Background

• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Cobia-Moultrie House, 20 Montagu Street, Charleston (Charleston County, South Carolina), reference SG100013494: nominated, comments due 2026-10-01. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Simmons, Philip, House & Workshop and Simmons, Rosetta, Residence, 30 and 30\1/2\ Blake Street, Charleston, SG100013446 McClellanville U.S. Biological Survey Station, 405 and 401 Pinckney Street, McClellanville (Charleston County, South Carolina), reference SG100013455: nominated, comments due 2026-09-29. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Sol Legare School, 1964 Sol Legare Road, James Island (Charleston County, South Carolina), reference SG100013382: nominated, comments due 2026-09-17. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  144 properties on the National Register in this county, 36 of them National Historic Landmarks. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:30 AM EDT.