1,179 first-hand accounts of flood events in South Carolina, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A deep amplitude east coast upper trough closed off across the southeast states for several days while a surface front meandered across the area. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean continued to feed into the area.
Read the full account →Scattered clusters of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a stationary front across the South Carolina Piedmont throughout the 13th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Hurricane Danny moved out of northeast Georgia and across the Upstate from the late afternoon on the 23rd through the early morning of the 24th. Two weak, short-lived tornadoes were spawned. One in Abbeville county downed trees and power lines.
Read the full account →An area of disturbed weather over the NW Caribbean Sea organized and became Tropical Depression #14 early on Sunday October 7th. The cyclone continued to organize while moving very slowly north, just east of the Yucatan peninsula, becoming Tropical Storm Michael on Sunday…
Read the full account →A small area of heavy rain (trained) across portions of Charleston and southern Berkeley Counties produced local rainfall up to seven and three-quarter inches within a few hours.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture caused continuous showers and thunderstorms that produced 10 to 11 inches of rain on already saturated ground in a 6 to 8 hour period. This combination cauesed flooding in numerous subdivisions in North Charleston and Hanahan.
Read the full account →Strong northeast winds resulting from high pressure building inland and developing low pressure offshore along with astronomical influences associated with a recent full moon and perigee led to coastal flooding along the South Carolina coast.
Read the full account →Strong northeast winds resulting from high pressure building inland and developing low pressure offshore along with astronomical influences associated with a recent full moon and perigee led to coastal flooding along the South Carolina coast.
Read the full account →Strong northeast winds resulting from high pressure building inland and developing low pressure offshore along with astronomical influences associated with a recent full moon and perigee led to coastal flooding along the South Carolina coast.
Read the full account →Strong northeast winds resulting from high pressure building inland and developing low pressure offshore along with astronomical influences associated with a recent full moon and perigee led to coastal flooding along the South Carolina coast.
Read the full account →Strong northeast winds resulting from high pressure building inland and developing low pressure offshore along with astronomical influences associated with a recent full moon and perigee led to coastal flooding along the South Carolina coast.
Read the full account →Strong northeast winds resulting from high pressure building inland and developing low pressure offshore along with astronomical influences associated with a recent full moon and perigee led to coastal flooding along the South Carolina coast.
Read the full account →Strong northeast winds resulting from high pressure building inland and developing low pressure offshore along with astronomical influences associated with a recent full moon and perigee led to coastal flooding along the South Carolina coast.
Read the full account →A cluster of thunderstorms developed near the North Carolina/South Carolina border and quickly became severe as they moved slowly south. Damaging winds downed numerous trees and power lines. Some roads were blocked by fallen trees and power lines as the evening rush hour began.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours along a cold front and near a weak area of low pressure. These storms moved slowly across the Charleston metro area through the mid afternoon and produced very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours along a cold front and near a weak area of low pressure. These storms moved slowly across the Charleston metro area through the mid afternoon and produced very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours along a cold front and near a weak area of low pressure. These storms moved slowly across the Charleston metro area through the mid afternoon and produced very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours along a cold front and near a weak area of low pressure. These storms moved slowly across the Charleston metro area through the mid afternoon and produced very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours along a cold front and near a weak area of low pressure. These storms moved slowly across the Charleston metro area through the mid afternoon and produced very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours along a cold front and near a weak area of low pressure. These storms moved slowly across the Charleston metro area through the mid afternoon and produced very heavy rainfall.
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