Flash Flood in Oconee County, South Carolina

Flash Flood September 5, 2022 · Oconee County, South Carolina

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported that a campground on Burrells Ford Rd at the Chattooga River was inundated with 2 to 3 feet of water and evacuated after 1 to 2 inches of rain fell during the morning of the 5th. This was on top of 3 to 5 inches of rain that had fallen across the area since the 2nd.

The wider storm

Heavy rain fell off and on throughout the first few days of September in the vicinity of a stalled frontal zone. A period of heavy rain during the morning of the 5th resulted in 1 to 2 inches in just a few hours across northern Oconee County, resulting in isolated flash flooding in the Chattooga River basin.

Began near Mountain Rest (34.9700, -83.1190).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1059189. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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