Flash Flood in Richland County, South Carolina

Flash Flood August 1, 2025 · Richland 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

Columbia Fire Dept reports a flooded vehicle with water rescue operations at the 900 block of Gadsden St.

The wider storm

An anomalously hot and humid air mass was in place ahead of a cold front. Widespread showers and storms developed ahead of this front in a highly unstable environment with sufficient deep layer shear to lead to more organized multicell clusters. This led to scattered wind damage reports. In addition, with high PWATs, flash flooding developed in downtown Columbia.

Began near Columbia (33.9934, -81.0374).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1269353. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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