South Carolina, 2020

Flash Flood in South Carolina, September 9, 2020

September 9, 2020 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A coastal front produced flash flooding.

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 coastal front produced flash flooding.

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Georgetown

When
September 9, 10:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Georgetown County, 0.69 mi N of Maryville to 0.66 mi NNW of Maryville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.440, -79.150

Up to 8 inches of rain fell causing water to flow over a flood control structure.

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.

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 922278.