Flash Flood — Newberry, South Carolina

2024-07-25 · near Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina

Event narrative

Newberry County EM reported secondary road closures in the town of Prosperity due to flash flooding.

Wider weather episode

The highly favorable flash flooding environment continued for another day on 7-25 with high precipitable water over 2.25 inches, parallel deep layer shear to the low level moisture convergence boundary, and moderate instability aloft. High rainfall rates exceeding 2 inches per hour and a series of training thunderstorms caused localized flash flood in the greater Newberry area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1195286. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.