South Carolina, 2020Flash Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 · NWS CAE · 8 events in 1 county or zone
Daytime heating, along with sufficient atmospheric moisture and instability, combined with a nearly stationary surface boundary to produce persistent strong to severe thunderstorms over Chesterfield Co SC. This rainfall fell over areas where the ground was already saturated from recent heavy rains and caused many small streams to rise out of their banks and flood some roadways and bridges.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $600
- Crop damage
- $600
- Events
- 8
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.
Daytime heating, along with sufficient atmospheric moisture and instability, combined with a nearly stationary surface boundary to produce persistent strong to severe thunderstorms over Chesterfield Co SC. This rainfall fell over areas where the ground was already saturated from recent heavy rains and caused many small streams to rise out of their banks and flood some roadways and bridges. Hail was also reported with one of the thunderstorms.
Hail, Chesterfield
- When
- May 28, 5:42 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 1.14 mi E of Mt Croghan
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -80.200
Public reported hail larger than a quarter, and provided a photo via social media, on Elizabeth Academy Rd east of Mount Croghan. Time estimated.
Hail, Chesterfield
- When
- May 28, 5:47 PM EST to 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 4.39 mi NE of Mt Croghan
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.810, -80.160
Public reported dime to nickel size hail near Jackson Rd and Talton Branch. Time estimated.
Flash Flood, Chesterfield
- When
- May 28, 8:12 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 3.97 mi SW of Angelus to 3.54 mi SW of Angelus
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $100
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.560, -80.370
Chesterfield Co dispatch reported 15664 Hwy 151, between Jefferson and McBee, flooded and impassable. End time estimated.
Flash Flood, Chesterfield
- When
- May 28, 8:15 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 1.25 mi NNW of Angelus
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $100
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.617, -80.327
Chesterfield Co dispatch reported Angelus Rd bridge over Little Rocky Creek flooded and impassable. Times estimated.
Flash Flood, Chesterfield
- When
- May 28, 8:16 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 2.49 mi NNE of Ruby to 2.57 mi NNE of Ruby
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $100
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.764, -80.165
Chesterfield Co dispatch reported Wexford Rd bridge over Deep Creek flooded and impassable. Times estimated.
Flash Flood, Chesterfield
- When
- May 28, 9:08 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 3.52 mi SW of Angelus to 3.23 mi SW of Angelus
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $100
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -80.370
Chesterfield Co dispatch reported the northbound lanes of Hwy 151 at Hwy 903 flooded and impassable. Times estimated.
Flash Flood, Chesterfield
- When
- May 28, 9:09 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 1.48 mi WNW of Angelus to 1.24 mi WNW of Angelus
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $100
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.607, -80.345
Chesterfield Co dispatch reported Johnson Rd bridge over Rocky Creek flooded and impassable. Times estimated.
Flash Flood, Chesterfield
- When
- May 28, 9:10 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 3.4 mi E of Jefferson to 3.55 mi E of Jefferson
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $100
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.652, -80.320
Chesterfield Co dispatch reported Steen Rd bridge over Rocky Creek flooded and impassable. Times estimated.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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: 889467, 889468, 889459, 889460, 889461, 889462, 889463, 889465.