After a balmy Sunday passes, local weather officials predict storms bringing rain, hail, high winds and possible tornadoes will affect the Lowcountry starting Monday.
The National Weather Service’s Charleston Office said it expects showers and thunderstorms blowing into Beaufort County on Monday afternoon and staying through the evening.
Most of the state is at a marginal risk for the predicted weather. However, the Lowcountry’s likelihood for a soggy and gusty Monday is higher. A “slight risk” for the county means scattered and severe thunderstorms are possible but will be short-lived and isolated, according to the NWS .
“We’re a few days out, and the forecast could change; perhaps more of the state will be affected,” said Frank Strait, the state’s severe weather liaison. “Maybe even the entire state.”
Because temperatures will remain in the 60s and 70s Monday, Strait said storm severity could be worse. Damaging winds, gusting up to 58 mph, hail as large as quarters, rain amounting to an inch and the potential for tornadoes are all on the table, the NWS said.