South Carolina, 2011Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 25, 2011
September 25, 2011 · NWS CAE · 15 events in 4 counties and zones
Scattered thunderstorms around the Midlands produced significant wind damage with storms taking down trees and powerlines. Some of these storms produced heavy rain with 1 to 3 inches falling in several areas within an hour or two causing some flash flooding.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
Open the live radar over this ground
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $531,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
Scattered thunderstorms around the Midlands produced significant wind damage with storms taking down trees and powerlines. Some of these storms produced heavy rain with 1 to 3 inches falling in several areas within an hour or two causing some flash flooding.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- September 25, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, 0.57 mi W of Lancaster
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -80.780
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down on Laurel Ave, some falling onto homes with no injuries.
Heavy Rain, Richland
- When
- September 25, 4:40 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 0.9 mi SE of Columbia
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.990, -81.010
Public reported 3.25 inches of rain fell in the Shandon area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- September 25, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1.8 mi SE of Lexington
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $18,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.960, -81.230
Highway Patrol reported trees down in the greater Lexington and Red Bank areas.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- September 25, 5:26 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 0.69 mi S of Myron Manor
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.990, -80.970
Public reported trees and powerlines down off Kilbourne Rd. near Fort Jackson Blvd.
Flash Flood, Richland
- When
- September 25, 5:40 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 0.69 mi S of Columbia to 1.42 mi N of Columbia Owens Arpt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $24,000
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 33.990, -81.020
River gage along the Rocky Branch Creek near Blossom and Piclens streets crested at 12.2 feet. Flood stage is 7.2 feet. Several cars were under water and a few people had to be rescued.
Heavy Rain, Richland
- When
- September 25, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 1.15 mi W of Columbia
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.040
The observer at USC reported 3.24 Inches of rain fell in just an hour at the University of South Carolina rain gage.
Heavy Rain, Richland
- When
- September 25, 5:56 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 1.34 mi ESE of Columbia
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.990, -81.000
ASOS reported 2.49 inches of rain fell at Owens Field in about an hour and twenty minutes.
Flash Flood, Richland
- When
- September 25, 6:00 PM EST to 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 1.14 mi W of Columbia to 0.35 mi S of Forest Acres
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.040
Numerous reports of flooding and road closures throughout the City of Columbia.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- September 25, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 1.15 mi W of Columbia
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.040
Numerous reports of trees down throughout the City of Columbia.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- September 25, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 1.85 mi WNW of Dalzell
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.030, -80.510
Trees down between Sumter and Rembert at Catchall Rd. and SC 261 and also at Furman Field Rd. and US 521.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- September 25, 6:31 PM EST to 6:47 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Columbia
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.020
Police reported trees down on Saluda Rivers road and Leesburg road.
Lightning, Sumter
- When
- September 25, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Sumter
- Property damage
- $87,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -80.350
Sumter County Newspaper reported a barn struck by lightning burnt down and 9 horses were killed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- September 25, 6:52 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Sumter
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -80.350
Highway Patrol reported trees down on Mood Ave.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- September 25, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Dentsville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.070, -80.950
Highway Patrol reported trees down on Norwood road.
Flash Flood, Sumter
- When
- September 25, 8:30 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 2.68 mi WNW of Sumter to 2.45 mi SSW of Rocky Bluff Xrds
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $22,000
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 33.940, -80.390
Flood waters entered a residence near Sand Hill Dr. and McCorays Mill Rd....and at at the Friendship Apt. on E. Calhoun St. in Sumter. Also...numerous reports of street flooding were received.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, September 25, 2011$330,000 · EF2 · 11 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, September 25 to 26, 2011$2.9 million · EF1 · 15 events
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 25, 2011$5.1 million · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 25, 2011$518,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 25, 2011$165,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, September 25 to 26, 2011$68,000 · EF1 · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, September 25, 2011$51,000 · EF0 · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 25, 2011$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 25, 2011$30,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, September 25, 2011$20,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, September 25, 2011$2,000 · 0.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 25, 2011$7,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 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: 336574, 336572, 336575, 336577, 336562, 336570, 336573, 336564, 336580, 336582, 336586, 337049, 336587, 336585, 336568.