South Carolina, 2006Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 31, 2006
August 31, 2006 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash 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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 30, 4:38 PM EST, 20 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 4:38 PM EST, 20 hours 37 minutes before
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- When
- August 31, 1:15 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, Charleston
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.749, -79.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous roads in downtown Charleston including Highway 17 are flooded and closed in many locations. Additional flooding and road closures have occurred on Folly Road on James Island and Bohicket Road on Johns Island.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, August 31, 20061 injured · $23 million · F0 · 20 events
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, August 31, 2006$4.5 million · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 31, 2006$550,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 31, 2006$43,000 · 54 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail in Colorado, August 31, 20061.75 in hail · 7 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, August 31, 20062 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Kansas, August 31, 20061 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Montana, August 31, 20060.75 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, August 31, 20062 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 31, 200656 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 31, 200652 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Montana, August 31, 20061 event
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: 5529041.