A stationary frontal boundary in combination with abundant tropical moisture, resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms and localized flash flooding across portions of southern South Carolina.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A stationary frontal boundary in combination with abundant tropical moisture, resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms and localized flash flooding across portions of southern South Carolina.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 8, 3:28 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 436 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2009 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-091000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 436 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL...A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THIS FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THE RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF ANY FLOODING THIS EVENING WOULD BE APPRECIATED. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-091000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 436 PM EDT WED JUL 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. JAQ
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:46 UTC.
15 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Law Enforcement reported a car stranded by high water along Patriot Boulevard in Wescott Plantation, 6 miles west-southwest of Goose Creek, South Carolina.
The public reported significant flooding along Indigo Fields Boulevard, with at least 1 to 1.5 feet of water covering the street, and water entering the garages of many homes.
The public reported numerous streets along Dorchester Manor Boulevard were flooded with at least 1 foot of water covering the road. Water was also significantly flooding the front and backyards of several residences.
The Dorchester County Warning Point reported that 5 cars were stranded along Middleton Boulevard in the Ashborough East Subdivision near Summerville, South Carolina.
The Berkeley County Warning Point reported manhole covers were ejected due to flooding along Red Bank Road in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
Numerous road closures were relayed from Charleston County Law Enforcement due to heavy rainfall. The following intersections were reported closed due to high water in North Charleston, South Carolina: Bexley and Oakwood, Spruil and Buist, Buist and Oakwood, Buist and Old Park, East Montague and Piedmont, East Montague and Railroad, and Braddock and Ashby.
Law Enforcement reported that Northwoods Boulevard was closed due to flooding at the Northwoods Mall in North Charleston, South Carolina.
The Berkeley County Warning Point reported that Isabelle Lane was impassable due to flooding in Cainhoy, South Carolina.
The Colleton County Warning Point reported that portions of the Green Pond Highway were impassable due to flooding near Ritter, South Carolina.
The public reported 1 to 4 inches of standing water inside their residence along McNew Street in Hanahan, South Carolina.
A National Weather Service employee reported that Williamson Drive was flooded and impassable in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
The public reported that portions of Highway 165 were flooded and impassable in Ravenel, South Carolina.
The public reported that portions of the Charleston Crosstown Highway were impassable due to flooding in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
The City Manager of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, reported that Coleman Boulevard was closed at the intersection with Simmons Street near Moultrie Middle School due to high water covering the road.
The public reported around 2 feet of standing water near Market and Meeting Streets, making portions of the roads impassable in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 2009
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: 189866, 189871, 190204, 190208, 190187, 190195, 190189, 190188, 190199, 190192, 190190, 190194, 190193, 190197, 190196.