Oct 8, 2016
Hurricane Matthew impacted the region on the night of Friday, October 7th and during much of the day on Saturday, October 8th. Tropical Storm force wind gusts were observed across most of the SC Midlands and Central Savannah River Area. Heavy rain also occurred, but was mainly confined to the eastern Midlands and parts of the lower Central Savannah River Area and resulted in flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 663252). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bamberg County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.