Flash Flood, Union
- When
- September 3, 1:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Lockhart
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.689, -81.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood and Flood in South Carolina, September 3 to 4, 2000
Thunderstorms and heavy rain occurring throughout the weekend caused some flooding in flood-prone areas. A drain system in the "flat" area of Lockhart clogged and caused flooding to porches of houses.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 GSP wrote it up.
Thunderstorms and heavy rain occurring throughout the weekend caused some flooding in flood-prone areas. A drain system in the "flat" area of Lockhart clogged and caused flooding to porches of houses. Fire trucks were summoned to pump the water out. Several low-lying neighborhoods in Rock Hill were flooded and at least one street was closed for a while.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:44 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, York
- When
- September 3, 2:00 PM EST to September 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Rock Hill
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.975, -81.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 3, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Florida, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 3, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New York, September 3, 2000
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 3, 2000
More
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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: 5174313, 5174314.