South Carolina, 2015Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 24, 2015
September 24, 2015 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 1 county or zone
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches over central Richland County produced areas of flash flooding in Columbia closing several streets and stranding some vehicles.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $36,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches over central Richland County produced areas of flash flooding in Columbia closing several streets and stranding some vehicles.
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 Sep 24, 10:16 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 10:16 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 24, 11:58 AM EST, 42 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, Richland
- When
- September 24, 12:40 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 0.52 mi SSW of Arthurtown to 0.42 mi W of Columbia
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $32,000
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 33.963, -81.023
USGS camera at Main and Whaley showed flash flooding with water levels rising 3 to 4 feet above the road stranding several vehicles. Flooding on Hwy 1 near I-26 closed that intersection as well where water levels were 1 to 2 feet deep.
Flash Flood, Richland
- When
- September 24, 1:07 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 1.34 mi WNW of Weddell to 0.96 mi NW of Weddell
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.090, -80.950
Sheriff reported the intersecton of Legrand and Pinnacle Point Drive do to flash flooding. Water levels were 1 to 3 feet deep.
- 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.
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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: 596385, 596386.