Weather Alerts For Hilton Head Island, SC
Heat Advisory
-# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 110. WHERE Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. WHEN Until 7 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Charleston SC HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Inland McIntosh, Beaufort, Charleston, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Colleton, Coastal Jasper, Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Inland Berkeley, Inland Chatham, Tidal Berkeley Including the cities of Charleston, Levy, Darien, Garden City, Townsend, Oak Level, Edisto Beach, Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant, Chelsea, Fort Mcallister, Wilmington Island, Savannah, Hilton Head Island, Pooler, Tybee Island, Jasper, North Charleston, Daniel Island, Beaufort, and Goose Creek
Lightning Alert
-Closest strike: 6.76 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.
