South Carolina, 2013Flood in South Carolina, December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A prolonged period of moderate to heavy rainfall caused Wildcat creak to leave it's banks, flooding a few roads on the south and west side of Rock Hill.
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- 0
- Injuries
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
- Events
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A prolonged period of moderate to heavy rainfall caused Wildcat creak to leave it's banks, flooding a few roads on the south and west side of Rock Hill.
What forecasters said that day
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 23, 12:53 PM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 12:53 PM EST, 48 minutes before
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</html>Flood, York
- When
- December 23, 1:41 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 1.64 mi WSW of Ebenezer to 0.89 mi S of Ogden
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.944, -81.078
Parts of Saluda Road and SC 324 along with McConnells Road were flooded by Wildcat Creek.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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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: 489608.