Jan 15, 2016
A deepening area of low pressure moved across central South Carolina and deep layer forcing helped to produce a large swath of moderate to heavy rain with a few embedded thunderstorms. The rainfall occurred across the Charleston peninsula leading up to and right around the time of high tide in Charleston Harbor. The high tide was abnormally high due to the lunar perigee and the lingering effects of a new moon cycle. The combination of the rainfall and the high tide produced street flooding in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 614970). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Charleston County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.