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South Carolina Flood Stories

1,179 first-hand accounts of flood events in South Carolina, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood1 death$50K damage

Pickens, SC · Aug 6, 2013

Slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rain over western Upstate South Carolina, triggering areas of flash flooding. One fatality resulted from a car being swept into a flooded stream.

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Flash Flood1 death

Charleston, SC · Dec 17, 2023

A low pressure system developed over the Gulf of Mexico and tracked northeast across the Florida Peninsula in the early morning hours of December 17th, then strengthened across warm Atlantic waters while passing along the Southeast Coast, bringing impacts in the form of major…

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Flash Flood1 death$25K damage

Berkeley, SC · Sep 22, 2000

The two tornadoes that occurred in Allendale County were associated with the remnants of T.S. Helene as it moved across Georgia and South Carolina.

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Tropical Depression1 death

Jasper, SC · Sep 11, 2017

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.

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Flood1 death

Lancaster, SC · Jan 12, 2015

Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches over the eastern Midlands and Upper Pee Dee region produced some urban and small stream flooding. One person died when he tried to cross a flooding area with his pickup truck.

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Tropical Storm$41.9M damage

Edgefield, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$16.0M damage

Lexington, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$15.0M damage

Southern Greenville, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Tropical Storm$12.0M damage

McCormick, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$10.0M damage

Southern Spartanburg, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Tropical Storm$5.0M damage

Cherokee, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Tropical Storm$4.9M damage

Central Orangeburg, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$3.0M damage

Abbeville, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Tropical Storm$2.5M damage

Barnwell, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$2.0M damage

Kershaw, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$2.0M damage

Northwestern Orangeburg, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$2.0M damage

Southeastern Orangeburg, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$2.0M damage

York, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Tropical Storm$2.0M damage

Union, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Tropical Storm$1.6M damage

Bamberg, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Tropical Storm$1.5M damage

Inland Berkeley, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Helene first developed into a tropical storm in the northwest Caribbean Sea in the late morning of September 24, and strengthened into a hurricane near the Yucatan peninsula about 24 hours later.

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Tropical Storm$1.3M damage

Hampton, SC · Sep 26, 2024

Helene first developed into a tropical storm in the northwest Caribbean Sea in the late morning of September 24, and strengthened into a hurricane near the Yucatan peninsula about 24 hours later.

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Tropical Storm$1.2M damage

Calhoun, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the NW Caribbean Sea on September 24. Helene moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened into a hurricane on September 25.

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Flash Flood$1.0M damage

Greenville, SC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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