South Carolina, 2026

Flash Flood in South Carolina, June 1, 2026

June 1, 2026 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Low pressure located near the South Carolina/Georgia state line along with deep moisture across the region led to an environment favorable for 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 CHS wrote it up.

Low pressure located near the South Carolina/Georgia state line along with deep moisture across the region led to an environment favorable for flash flooding.

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.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 1:44 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 1:44 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Charleston

When
June 1, 4:28 PM EST to 5:41 PM EST
Where
Charleston County, 0.11 mi ENE of Citadel to 0.53 mi NNE of Charleston
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
32.801, -79.948

Law enforcement and emergency management reported King Street at Huger Street, Ogier Street, Hagood Avenue at Fishburne Street, Rutledge Avenue between Calhoun Street and Bennett Street, Ashley Avenue at Fishburne Street, Lockwood Drive ramps onto Calhoun Street, Washington Street between Laurens Street and Society Street, Ashley Avenue between Calhoun Street and Bennett Street, and Halsey Street between Ashley Avenue and Gadsden Street closed due to flooding associated with heavy rainfall. Additionally, Hohonu inundation sensors measured a peak inundation of 0.59 inch water depth at the intersection of Huger Street and King Street and a peak inundation of 1.09 feet water depth on Ogier Street near the intersection with Calhoun Street, leading to road closures due to flooding in the city of Charleston.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1356605.