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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 Flood

Charleston, SC · Oct 8, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Flash Flood

Berkeley, SC · Oct 8, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Flash Flood

Dorchester, SC · Oct 8, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Flash Flood

Berkeley, SC · Oct 8, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Flood

Charleston, SC · Jan 15, 2016

A deepening area of low pressure moved across central South Carolina and deep layer forcing helped to produce a large swath of moderate to heavy rain with a few embedded thunderstorms.

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Flood

Horry, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hurricane Hermine made landfall as a minimal category 1 hurricane near the Florida Panhandle the night of September 1st. The hurricane weakened to a tropical storm as it moved up the eastern seaboard.

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Flood

Dorchester, SC · Oct 8, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Flood

Spartanburg, SC · Nov 15, 2018

For the second time in less than 48 hours, moderate to heavy rain developed across Upstate South Carolina in association with a wave of low pressure moving up the Southeast coast.

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Storm Surge/Tide

Charleston, SC · Jun 6, 2016

Colin first developed as a Tropical Depression just north of the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday June 5th in the Gulf of Mexico. The system then tracked in a general north/northwest direction and strengthened into a Tropical Storm.

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Storm Surge/Tide

Charleston, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.

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Storm Surge/Tide

Beaufort, SC · Oct 7, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Storm Surge/Tide

Southern Colleton, SC · Oct 7, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Storm Surge/Tide

Charleston, SC · Oct 7, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Horry, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hurricane Hermine made landfall as a minimal category 1 hurricane near the Florida Panhandle the night of September 1st. The hurricane weakened to a tropical storm as it moved up the eastern seaboard.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Georgetown, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hurricane Hermine made landfall as a minimal category 1 hurricane near the Florida Panhandle the night of September 1st. The hurricane weakened to a tropical storm as it moved up the eastern seaboard.

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Tropical Storm

Marion, SC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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Tropical Storm

Dorchester, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.

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Tropical Storm

Northern Colleton, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.

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Tropical Storm

Southern Colleton, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.

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Tropical Storm

Hampton, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.

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Tropical Storm

Charleston, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.

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Tropical Storm

Inland Berkeley, SC · Sep 2, 2016

Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.

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Tropical Storm

Darlington, SC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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Tropical Storm

Southern Colleton, SC · Oct 7, 2016

Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.

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