Flash Flood in Greenwood County, South Carolina

Flash Flood May 13, 2025 · Greenwood 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

County comms reported flash flooding developed across the north side of the city of Greenwood after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell over the city in only 2-3 hours. The main impact was to Rocky Creek, which overflowed its banks and inundated portions of Haltiwanger Rd and Rockcreek Blvd. An apartment complex on Haltiwanger Rd was evacuated after bring threatened by floodwater. Multiple roads were reportedly closed throughout the city due to a combination of urban flash flooding and small stream inundation.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed across upstate South Carolina during the evening. One storm produced a brief tornado in Abbeville County. Storms and clusters tended to move slowly, resulting in locally heavy rainfall, with isolated flash flooding developing where multiple storms moved over the same areas.

Began near (grd)greenwood Co Ar (34.2380, -82.1570).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Abbeville County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1266952. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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