A stationary front, an upper low, and a moist environment contributed to thunderstorm activity that produced locally heavy rain in some locations. A few of the storms produced hail and wind damage.
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A stationary front, an upper low, and a moist environment contributed to thunderstorm activity that produced locally heavy rain in some locations. A few of the storms produced hail and wind damage. 2 day rainfall totals across Richland County, SC, courtesy RCWINDS, of up to 3 to over 5 and a half inches were measured, with the heaviest amounts in lower Richland Co in the Hopkins area.
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 Apr 22, 9:18 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Columbia radar (KCAE), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:01 UTC.
6 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
RCWINDS gage at Lower Richland Fire Station measured a 2 day rainfall total of 5.63 inches.
USGS stream gage at Rocky Branch Creek at Main and Whaley St reached the flood stage of 7.2 feet at 1217 am EDT on April 24th (1117 pm EST on April 23rd).
A car was submerged halfway up the door near the intersection of Gervais St and Harden St under the railroad bridge.
USGS stream gage at Rocky Branch Creek at the intersection of Main and Whaley St peaked at 10.29 feet at 12:45 am EDT April 24th (11:45 pm EST April 23rd). Flood stage is 7.2 feet. The stream fell below flood stage at 1:09 am EDT April 24th (12:09 am EST April 24th).
EMT crew experienced quarter size hail along Big Beaver Creek Rd.
A rain gage on Calhoun St at Rowesville city limit measured 5.9 inches of rain in approximately 2 hours.
Flash flooding reported at intersection of River Dr and Calhoun St near Rowesville. 2 feet of water covered the roadway.
Orangeburg Co EM reported dime size hail in Rowesville.
Orangeburg Co EM reported pea size hail along 5400 block of Charleston Hwy.
SC Highway Patrol reported trees down at Landsdown Rd near Bowman.
Roadway flooding on Interstate 26 at mile marker 154. Flooding also along Five Chop Rd.
Orangeburg Co EM reported 3584 Charleston Hwy flooded and impassable.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, April 2017
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: 696141, 696084, 696087, 696091, 696127, 696132, 696094, 696129, 696137, 696135, 696095, 696097.