Flash Flood — Greenville, South Carolina

2024-08-03 to 2024-08-04 · near Jordon, Greenville, South Carolina

$100K

Property damage

Event narrative

Media reported flash flooding developed across the north side of Greer after after 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours. A tributary of the Tyger River overflowed its banks, with water inundating roads of a subdivision, submerging vehicles and entering the lowest floor of some homes.

Wider weather episode

Isolated thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across upstate South Carolina throughout the afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts. One cluster of storms became nearly stationary for a while across Spartanburg County during the evening, resulting in flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.