Rip Current Statement in Colleton County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED10/4/2025 10:27:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
10/4/2025 10:27:00 AM until 10/4/2025 6:30:00 PM
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.
Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood
impact information.
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.
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half foot of
inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and
tidal waterways (7.3 to 7.5 feet Mean Lower Low Water at
Charleston).
* WHERE...Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, until 8 PM EDT this
evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 5 PM this
afternoon to 9 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...This could result in some roads becoming impassable.
Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore
into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide will occur around 6:30 PM this
evening at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1
to 2 hours before and after high tide.