Flash Flood — York, South Carolina

2024-08-30 · near Ft Mill, York, South Carolina

$2K

Property damage

Event narrative

Law enforcement reported Jones Branch overflowed its banks in the Fort Mill Area after 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours in association with a slow-moving cluster of thunderstorms. Harris Rd was inundated near I-77 by water from the creek. Additionally, media reported that a portion of I-77 was closed in this same area due to several feet of water inundating the roadway. It was not clear if this water was due to a tributary of Jones Branch overflowing its banks, or due to poor drainage.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed across upstate South Carolina during the afternoon into the evening. A few of the storms produced brief strong-to-damaging wind gusts. In addition, the storms tended to move slowly, and one slow-moving storm cluster produced very heavy rainfall and flash flooding in York County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1214896. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.