South Carolina, 2017

Flood in South Carolina, July 16, 2017

July 16, 2017 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A frontal boundary produced heavy rain.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 ILM wrote it up.

A frontal boundary produced heavy rain.

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.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 6:16 PM EST, 21 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
716 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2017

NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-162330-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-
Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-
Coastal Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-
Williamsburg-Inland Horry-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-
Coastal Georgetown-
716 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this evening.
The primary severe concern will be damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Localized flooding possible due to heavy rainfall from strong
thunderstorms Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

AMZ250-252-254-256-162330-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
716 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Isolated strong thunderstorms possible Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Williamsburg

When
July 16, 3:45 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Williamsburg County, 1.34 mi ESE of Hebron Xrds to 1.88 mi SE of Hebron Xrds
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
33.810, -79.860

An observer recorded 3.4 inches of rain in an hour.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 716713.