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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.

Tropical Storm

Southern Colleton, SC · Oct 10, 2018

Michael first developed into a tropical depression early on October, 7th approximately 90 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico before gradually strengthening to a tropical storm by the afternoon while tracking north off the Yucatan Peninsula coast.

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Tropical Storm

Inland Berkeley, SC · Oct 11, 2018

Michael first developed into a tropical depression early on October, 7th approximately 90 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico before gradually strengthening to a tropical storm by the afternoon while tracking north off the Yucatan Peninsula coast.

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Tropical Storm

Tidal Berkeley, SC · Oct 11, 2018

Michael first developed into a tropical depression early on October, 7th approximately 90 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico before gradually strengthening to a tropical storm by the afternoon while tracking north off the Yucatan Peninsula coast.

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Tropical Storm

Jasper, SC · Oct 10, 2018

Michael first developed into a tropical depression early on October, 7th approximately 90 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico before gradually strengthening to a tropical storm by the afternoon while tracking north off the Yucatan Peninsula coast.

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Tropical Storm

Hampton, SC · Oct 10, 2018

Michael first developed into a tropical depression early on October, 7th approximately 90 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico before gradually strengthening to a tropical storm by the afternoon while tracking north off the Yucatan Peninsula coast.

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Tropical Storm

Aiken, SC · Oct 10, 2018

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…

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Tropical Storm

Lexington, SC · Oct 10, 2018

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…

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Tropical Storm

Newberry, SC · Oct 10, 2018

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…

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Tropical Storm

Saluda, SC · Oct 10, 2018

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…

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Flood

York, SC · Nov 12, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th.

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Flash Flood

Pickens, SC · Apr 19, 2019

A large area of moderate to heavy rain showers, along with embedded clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across Upstate South Carolina throughout the morning and afternoon of the 19th ahead of a slow-moving cold front.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 15, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 15, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Beaufort, SC · Sep 15, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 16, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 16, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 16, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 15, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 15, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 15, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Southern Colleton, SC · Sep 15, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 16, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Coastal Flood

Charleston, SC · Sep 15, 2020

Major coastal flooding impacted portions of the southeast South Carolina coast as astronomical high tides were elevated due to the perigee and a new moon cycle.

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Flash Flood

Richland, SC · Apr 5, 2017

With a mean upper trough axis to our west, a lead impulse moved through our region in a SW flow aloft Wednesday. At the surface, a stationary front was stretched across central SC/GA, with a cold front to our west, that came through late Wednesday night.

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