South Carolina, 2003Flood in South Carolina, February 27, 2003
February 27, 2003 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 forecasters said that day
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 27, 3:55 AM EST, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 3:55 AM EST, 6 hours 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 4:50 AM EST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-271200-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
450 AM EST THU FEB 27 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA NORTHERN
FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT WHERE 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE NORTH AND EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA...PLUS THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
FROM GREENVILLE TO YORK COUNTIES. ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE OTHER AREAS
IS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 1/4 INCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
RB
Flood, Laurens
- When
- February 27, 10:30 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.484, -82.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Little River flooded near the city of Laurens. Poor drainage resulted in street flooding, and several roads and intersections were closed in Laurens. A park also flooded in the city.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, February 27, 2003$40,000 · 2 events
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 27, 200318 events
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 27, 200312 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 27 to 28, 200312 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 27 to 28, 20035 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 27 to 28, 20034 events
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 27 to 28, 20034 events
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 27 to 28, 20033 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 27 to 28, 20033 events
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 27, 20032 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, February 27, 20031.5 in hail · 2 events
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, February 27 to 28, 20032 events
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: 5344673.