Apr 5, 2017
With a mean upper trough axis to our west, a lead impulse moved through our region in a SW flow aloft Wednesday. At the surface, a stationary front was stretched across central SC/GA, with a cold front to our west, that came through late Wednesday night. Upper energy, diurnal heating, strong low to mid level jets, and the surface front, contributed to moderate to strong instabilities, along with strong shear. This produced severe thunderstorm activity, including a few tornadoes, along with nume
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 696011). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Richland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.