Flash Flood, Marlboro
- When
- August 3, 7:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marlboro County, 2 mi W of Bennettsville
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 34.602, -79.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 3, 1996
Between 3 and 6 inches of rain fell, inundating streets. The most water long-time residents had ever seen.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
Between 3 and 6 inches of rain fell, inundating streets. The most water long-time residents had ever seen. County 911 center was flooded as city drainage system was overwhelmed. A motorist was killed when his vehicle hit a large puddle ovurturned in a ditch and he lost control.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Marlboro | 1996-08-03 | 51 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in New York, August 3, 1996
- Tornado in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, August 3 to 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 3, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, August 3, 1996
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5573496.