Flash Flood in Sumter County, South Carolina

Flash Flood June 13, 2025 · Sumter County, South Carolina

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sumter Sheriff office reported multiple stalled vehicles over the past hour on Hwy 261 near Raccoon Rd where Beech Creek had flowed out of its banks across the road.

The wider storm

Diurnally driven convection developed within a moist and unstable air mass characterized by CAPE values greater than 2000 J/kg with weak wind shear and precipitable water values over 2 inches and dewpoints in the lower 70s. Storms were slow moving and trained across Richland and Sumter counties resulting in flash flooding. Isolated strong storms produced severe wind damage northwest of Sumter.

Began near Stateburg (33.9698, -80.5408).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1261215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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