South Carolina, 2013

Flash Flooding in South Carolina, July 2, 2013

July 2, 2013 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Heavy rains in eastern Orangeburg county produced some flash flooding in the Holly Hill and Manning areas where 1 to 3 inches of rain fell in a couple of hours.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$11,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 happened

The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.

Heavy rains in eastern Orangeburg county produced some flash flooding in the Holly Hill and Manning areas where 1 to 3 inches of rain fell in a couple of hours.

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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 3:34 PM EST, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 3:34 PM EST, 26 minutes before
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The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:02 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Orangeburg

When
July 2, 4:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, 1.15 mi E of Holly Hill Arpt to 1.04 mi SE of Holly Hill Arpt
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$8,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.320, -80.360

Emergency Manager reported flash flooding on the east side of holly Hill. water was running across the intersection of Hwy 176 and Coach Road closing it. Wather was also covered portions of Coach Road at Dawson Street and Toney Bay Road. Many yards were flooding in the area as well.

Flash Flood, Clarendon

When
July 2, 4:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Clarendon County, 3.19 mi ESE of Halleytown to 2.18 mi WNW of Bloomville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
33.650, -80.220

Fire Dept reported water 1 to 2 feet deep across Hwy 260, Mill Street, and other roads in the area.

What these are

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.

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Sources

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: 450546, 450547.