May 30, 2020
Tropical Storm Bertha rapidly developed near the southeast South Carolina coast and was officially classified as a Tropical Storm by the National Hurricane Center at 8:30 am EDT. Bertha made landfall at 9:30 am EDT about 20 miles east of Charleston between Dewees Island and Bulls Bay. After landfall, Bertha continued moving to the northwest across the Francis Marion National Forest through late morning, weakening to a Tropical Depression by the early afternoon. The primary impacts from Bertha in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 895513). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Inland Berkeley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.