Sep 7, 2004
After an extended period of moderate to heavy rainfall, a tropical rain band produced intense rainfall rates that led to rapid rises along some creeks and small streams across portions of the Upstate during the mid-to-late evening. Streams affected by flash flooding included Blue Hill Creek in Abbeville and Broadway Creek between Anderson and Belton. Some evacuations occurred in Berea late in the evening, as the Reedy River rose above flood stage from Berea to downtown Greenville. A few roads we
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5423150). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Abbeville County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.