Flood in South Carolina, December 21, 2018

Name: Flood in South Carolina, December 21, 2018
Start: 2018-12-21T09:00
End: 2018-12-21T13:00
Location: South Carolina

December 21, 2018 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Moderate to heavy rain developed across Upstate South Carolina in association with a slow-moving warm front on the 20th and continued into the 21st. Localized minor flooding developed on a foothills stream.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

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Flood, Spartanburg

When: December 21, 9:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, 2.83 mi S of Campobello Arpt to 2.7 mi NNE of Arlington
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $500
Reported by: River/Stream Gage
Coordinates: 35.039, -82.220

A stream gauge on the Middle Tyger River in the Gramling community exceeded its established flood stage after around 2 to 3 inches of rain fell throughout the basin in about a 24 hour period. Portions of Mount Lebanon Church Rd were flooded as were a few roads in the Lake Lyman area.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 2018 Every state in 2018 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, December 2018

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: 798206.