Flash Flood in Oconee County, South Carolina

Flash Flood January 9, 2024 · Oconee County, South Carolina

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public reported (via Social Media) flash flooding developed across central Oconee County, particularly in the urban areas around Seneca and Westminster after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in around 12 hours. Multiple roads were inundated and impassable due to a combination of small stream flooding and poor drainage.

The wider storm

A major/complex frontal system brought widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms to upstate South Carolina, mainly during the late morning and afternoon of the 9th. Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches (with locally higher amounts) in around 12 hours resulted in numerous reports of flooding. Isolated severe thunderstorms also resulted in a a few damaging wind gusts reports over the Piedmont.

Began near Westminster (34.6800, -83.1190).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1160845. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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