DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY
DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY ISSUED JULY 21 AT 3:17AM EDT UNTIL JULY 21 AT 10:00AM EDT
Effective: 2026-07-21 03:17:00
Expires: 2026-07-21 10:00:00
Issued by: NWS Charleston SC
Alert Text
* WHAT...VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN DENSE SMOKE. * WHERE...INLAND BERKELEY COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THICK SMOKE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND COULD CAUSE RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HORSE ISLAND WILDFIRE BURNING IN THE FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST NEAR SHULERVILLE IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD DENSE SMOKE WITH VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST BERKELEY COUNTY. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO 1 4 MILE OR LESS OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH AND THE SMOKE LOWERS CLOSER TO THE GROUND. HEED ANY EVACUATION ORDERS FROM LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
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Target Area
INLAND BERKELEY
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