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Flash Flood — Greenville, SC

Jan 4, 2023

Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined with a dynamic frontal system to produce a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain across upstate South Carolina throughout the third and into the morning of the fourth. By the time the rain tapered off, 3 to 4 inches had fallen across much of Greenville County, with about half of that occurring in just a couple of hours on the morning of the 4th, when a band of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms swept across the area. This resulted in flash floodin

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1079182). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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