945 NWUS52 KCHS 100215 LSRCHS PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1015 PM EDT TUE OCT 09 2018 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0942 PM HIGH ASTR TIDES 1 E CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.93W 10/09/2018 CHARLESTON SC TIDE GAGE A MAXIMUM TIDE LEVEL OF 7.26 FT MLLW (1.50 FT MHHW) WAS OBSERVED AT THE CHARLESTON HARBOR TIDE GAGE. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TYPICALLY BEGINS ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WHEN TIDE LEVELS REACH 7.0 FT MLLW (1.24 FT MHHW) IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. && EVENT NUMBER CHS1800865 $$ JMC