Flash Flood in Laurens County, South Carolina

Flash Flood May 13, 2025 · Laurens County, South Carolina

$7K

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 in the Laurens area and in Waterloo after a swath of 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in this area in 2-3 hours. Long Lick Branch overflowed its banks in the Waterloo area and inundated Todd Quarter Rd, which had to be closed. Harris Springs Rd was also inundated by water from Cane Creek. In the city of Laurens, the Little River overflowed its banks and flooded Little River Park. A tributary of the Little River flooded a portion of Fleming St, where a motorist became stranded in floodwater.

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 Watts Mills (34.5070, -81.9980).

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 1267592. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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