May 27, 2020
Tropical Storm Bertha quickly developed over the Atlantic waters just offshore the SC coast on the morning of May 27, 2020. It made landfall on the SC coast east of Charleston that morning, then weakened to a Tropical Depression while moving to the NNW across the Eastern and Northern Midlands of SC during the afternoon and early evening. The cyclone produced about 2 to 3 inches of rain across the northern and eastern Midlands of SC. This rainfall, combined with already saturated soils and high
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 889443). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lancaster County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.