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Flash Flood — Spartanburg, SC

Aug 11, 2017

Scattered to numerous slow-moving clusters of showers and thunderstorms developed across Upstate South Carolina throughout the morning and afternoon of the 11th. One area of nearly stationary showers and storms that developed over northern Greenville and Spartanburg Counties produced as much as 4.5 inches of rain across the area from late morning into the afternoon. This resulted in some localized flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 720310). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Spartanburg County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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