Flood, Beaufort
- When
- June 22, 8:11 AM EST to 10:45 AM EST
- Where
- Beaufort forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Flooding in South Carolina, June 22, 2002
Three to five inches of rain fell along south coastal South Carolina during a six to eight hour period. The heavy rain produced flooding in Hilton Head, the City of Beaufort, the City of Charleston, and Edisto Beach.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 CHS wrote it up.
Three to five inches of rain fell along south coastal South Carolina during a six to eight hour period. The heavy rain produced flooding in Hilton Head, the City of Beaufort, the City of Charleston, and Edisto Beach. Numerous roads and streets were closed due to more than a foot of water in some places. Several inches of water got into some businesses and homes in down town Charleston.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Southern Colleton
- When
- June 22, 8:45 AM EST to 10:45 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Colleton forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Flood, Charleston
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charleston forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
What these are
- 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
- Heat in Wisconsin, June 22 to 25, 2002
- Rip Current in North Carolina, June 22, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 22, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 22 to 24, 2002
- Flooding in Wisconsin, June 22, 2002
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, June 22 to 23, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, June 22, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 22, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Dakota, June 22, 2002
- Lightning Strike in North Dakota, June 22, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 22 to 23, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 22, 2002
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2002
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5305964, 5305963, 5305962.