1,179 first-hand accounts of flood events in South Carolina, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Widely scattered thunderstorms developed across the mountains and foothills during the late afternoon and early evening. A couple of storms produced localized large hail and damaging winds across Oconee and Anderson Counties.
Read the full account →In an area of deep moisture, thunderstorms formed in the afternoon and produced heavy rain over a short period of time in the Charleston area. After the torrential rains ended, an above normal tide occurred at 745 pm, which prohibited flood waters from draining.
Read the full account →Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a stationary front over the North Carolina Blue Ridge. As the storms moved into the Upstate, a few reports of severe weather were received early in the day, with the event transitioning to a flash flood mode by the…
Read the full account →Irma first developed into a tropical storm on August 30th about 420 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, and within 24 hours strengthened into a hurricane. Irma continued to intensify and became a major hurricane over the eastern Atlantic on September 1st.
Read the full account →A small area of heavy rain developed across the Upstate during the pre-dawn hours and remained nearly stationary for several hours. By late morning, 4-7 inches had fallen along a narrow axis from eastern Anderson County through southern and central Greenville County.
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 moist southeast upslope flow into the Blue Ridge escarpment resulted in development of moderate to heavy rain that began around midnight on the 16th and continued for much of the next 18 hours.
Read the full account →A powerful winter storm brought flooding rain, high winds, and a tornado to the Upstate from the evening of the 7th into the early morning of the 8th. Rainfall between 4 and 7 inches during a 2-day period across the mountains and foothills resulted in significant flooding.
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