South Carolina, 2016

Flash Flood in South Carolina, June 27 to 28, 2016

June 27 to 28, 2016 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Scattered showers and thunderstorms moved across the Upstate during the evening and early morning hours. One area of slow-moving and training storms developed on the east side of Greenville and produced flash flooding.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 GSP wrote it up.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms moved across the Upstate during the evening and early morning hours. One area of slow-moving and training storms developed on the east side of Greenville and produced flash flooding.

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Greenville

When
June 27, 11:30 PM EST to June 28, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Greenville County, 0.63 mi WNW of Greenville Downtown to 0.81 mi ESE of Greenville Downtown
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
34.854, -82.360

Media reported flash flooding of urban areas and small streams developed in a small area on Greenville Eastside after as much as 5 inches of rain fell in less than 2 hours. 4.55 inches were measured at the Greenville Downtown Airport, which was very close to the most significant flooding. Several cars were partially submerged on the 300 block of Pleasantburg Dr, with several occupants rescued by patrons from nearby businesses. Flooding also developed near the intersection of Airport Rd and Haywood Rd, likely due to Laurel Creek overflowing its banks. Several cars were stalled in water of at least a foot in depth in this 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.

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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: 646329.