Jul 24, 2024
A stalled boundary across central South Carolina, combined with extremely high precipitable water values lead to a series of training thunderstorms and flash flooding. Skinny instability and unidirectional flow aloft caused the line of storms to move parallel to the boundary with widespread 2-3 inch per hour rates for several hours in the central Midlands. Saturated soils and some sub-severe gusty outflow winds knocked several trees down in Newberry county.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1195285). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lexington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.