1,179 first-hand accounts of flood events in South Carolina, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A historic flooding event affected the Carolinas from October 1-7, 2015. A stalled front offshore combined with deep tropical moisture streaming northwest into the area ahead of a strong upper level low pressure system to the west and Hurricane Joaquin well to the east.
Read the full account →A slow-moving area of upper level low pressure tapped into a tropical moisture feed associated with Hurricane Joaquin (located across the western Atlantic, well off the southeast coast) to produce periods of moderate to heavy rainfall across Upstate South Carolina throughout the…
Read the full account →A slow-moving area of upper level low pressure tapped into a tropical moisture feed associated with Hurricane Joaquin (located across the western Atlantic, well off the southeast coast) to produce periods of moderate to heavy rainfall across Upstate South Carolina throughout the…
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave trough passed just north and west of the region throughout the day. Forcing associated with this feature interacted with a deep plume of moisture, helping produce widespread rain along and east of Interstate 95.
Read the full account →A slow-moving area of upper level low pressure tapped into a tropical moisture feed associated with Hurricane Joaquin (located across the western Atlantic, well off the southeast coast) to produce periods of moderate to heavy rainfall across Upstate South Carolina throughout the…
Read the full account →A slow-moving area of upper level low pressure tapped into a tropical moisture feed associated with Hurricane Joaquin (located across the western Atlantic, well off the southeast coast) to produce periods of moderate to heavy rainfall across Upstate South Carolina throughout the…
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 →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 historic flooding event affected the Carolinas from October 1-7, 2015. A stalled front offshore combined with deep tropical moisture streaming northwest into the area ahead of a strong upper level low pressure system to the west and Hurricane Joaquin well to the east.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event affected the Carolinas from October 1-7, 2015. A stalled front offshore combined with deep tropical moisture streaming northwest into the area ahead of a strong upper level low pressure system to the west and Hurricane Joaquin well to the east.
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