Heavy rains produced around 2 to 5 inches of rain over portions of the Midlands causing flash flooding that closed many roads and washouts on several country roads.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
Heavy rains produced around 2 to 5 inches of rain over portions of the Midlands causing flash flooding that closed many roads and washouts on several country roads.
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 Jun 3, 9:29 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 137 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 041745- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 137 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
659 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
GAZ063>065-077-040000-
MCDUFFIE-BURKE-RICHMOND-COLUMBIA-
659 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT RICHMOND...MCDUFFIE...
NORTHWESTERN BURKE AND SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
AT 659 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HEPHZIBAH TO NEAR AVERA...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15
MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GROVETOWN...EVANS...THOMSON...FORT GORDON...MARTINEZ...HEPHZIBAH...
HARLEM...BLYTHE...DEARING AND KEYSVILLE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3357 8207 3323 8197 3318 8225 3323 8223
3326 8225 3327 8229 3330 8231 3331 8234
3331 8239 3334 8244 3334 8250 3336 8255
3341 8255 3346 8259 3353 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 184DEG 13KT 3329 8218 3322 8251SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
759 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
GAZ040-063>065-SCZ018-025-030-040100-
MCDUFFIE-LINCOLN-RICHMOND-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-AIKEN-
759 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT RICHMOND...LINCOLN...
MCDUFFIE...COLUMBIA...MCCORMICK...WEST CENTRAL AIKEN AND EDGEFIELD
COUNTIES...
AT 759 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR NORTH AUGUSTA TO NEAR WASHINGTON...AND MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH AUGUSTA...GROVETOWN...EVANS...THOMSON...BELVEDERE...AUGUSTA...
FORT GORDON...MARTINEZ...CLEARWATER...EDGEFIELD...HEPHZIBAH...
MCCORMICK...HARLEM...LINCOLNTON...LAKE STROM THURMOND...BURNETTOWN...
BLYTHE...DEARING...TRENTON AND PARKSVILLE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3364 8261 3363 8258 3365 8249 3382 8259
3386 8257 3386 8261 3397 8264 3396 8256
3402 8259 3407 8253 3408 8248 3401 8232
3397 8230 3399 8227 3377 8180 3325 8192
3324 8195 3346 8259 3361 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 183DEG 13KT 3351 8200 3375 8270PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
808 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0748 PM HAIL EVANS 33.53N 82.13W
06/03/2015 E0.50 INCH COLUMBIA GA PUBLIC
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
815 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0752 PM HAIL 1 E MARTINEZ 33.52N 82.08W
06/03/2015 E0.50 INCH COLUMBIA GA BROADCAST MEDIA
PUBLIC REPORT OF DIME-SIZE HAIL IN MARTINEZ
GA...RELAYED BY WRDW TV IN AUGUSTA.
&&
ACMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
856 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
GAZ040-SCZ018-025-040200-
LINCOLN-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
856 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LINCOLN...
MCCORMICK AND NORTHWESTERN EDGEFIELD COUNTIES...
AT 856 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF BOBBY BROWN STATE PARK TO 6 MILES
WEST OF EDGEFIELD...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCCORMICK...LINCOLNTON...LAKE STROM THURMOND...BOBBY BROWN STATE
PARK...PARKSVILLE...PLUM BRANCH...WILLINGTON...MOUNT CARMEL AND
MODOC.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3396 8257 3402 8259 3407 8253 3408 8248
3406 8245 3406 8233 3397 8230 3397 8218
3398 8205 3395 8204 3396 8202 3393 8197
3368 8194 3380 8258 3383 8260 3386 8257
3386 8261 3398 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 169DEG 13KT 3388 8260 3377 8205PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1030 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 NNW LINCOLNTON 33.87N 82.51W
06/03/2015 LINCOLN GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS
FLOODING ALONG ELBERTON HIGHWAY (HIGHWAY 79)
NORTH OF LINCOLNTON
0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E LINCOLNTON 33.79N 82.40W
06/03/2015 LINCOLN GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS
FLOODING ALONG REED RD. ESTIMATED 2-4 FEET
OF WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY.
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 ESE LINCOLNTON 33.75N 82.39W
06/03/2015 LINCOLN GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS
FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF AUGUSTA
HIGHWAY (HIGHWAY47) AND HIGHWAY 220 EAST AND
WEST.
&&The Columbia radar (KCAE), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:02 UTC.
11 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Dispatch reported flash flooding closing the intersection of Island Ford Road and Sandy Creek Road. Several streams were out of their banks flooding areas along side several other roads.
Dispatch reported flash flooding on Fruithill Road near Hwy 178 and along other rural roads in that area.
USGS Webcam showed flash flooding at Main and Whaley streets with about 1 to 2 feet of water closing the area.
Dispatch reported flash flooding around Gilbert closing several roads.
Highway Patrol reported flash flooding at the intersectionn of Calks Ferry and Fox Branch road closing the intersection. Other roads in the area were also flooded.
Highway Patrol reported flash flooding at the intersection of Emanuel Church Road and Two Notch Road closing the area. Other roads were also flooded.
Highway Patrol reported flooding at the John C. Calhoun building near the State House with water getting in through the doors.
Broadcast media reported several roads flooded and closed in downtown Columbia.
USGS river guage at Rocky Branch Creek measured 11.3 feet with 2 to 4 feet of water flooding the area around Main and Whaley Streets and also in Five Points near the Walgreens. Water also got into several homes and apartments causing damage to the lower levels.
Highway Patrol reported multiple roads flooded and impassible in Springdale.
Highway Patrol reported flash flooding along Charleston Highway in Cayce.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2015
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 569567, 569568, 569569, 569570, 569571, 569572, 569573, 569574, 569576, 569575, 569577.