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Flash Flood — Richland, SC

Sep 2, 2016

Tropical Storm Hermine impacted the region, especially on the 2nd with heavy rain and strong gusty winds. The center of TS Hermine tracked to the NE across S and SE GA during the morning of Sept. 2nd, and across the coastal plain of SC during the afternoon and evening of the 2nd.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 660956). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Richland, SC

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