Flash Flood in Berkeley County, South Carolina

Flash Flood September 22, 2000 · Berkeley County, South Carolina

Death

$25K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water across roads and a couple of inches of water in eight homes.

The wider storm

The two tornadoes that occurred in Allendale County were associated with the remnants of T.S. Helene as it moved across Georgia and South Carolina. Heavy rain developed across Berkeley County during the early morning hours of 9/22/00 and caused flooding over the northern half of the county, especially in and around Moncks Corner. The 42 year-old female was killed when she hit a puddle of water and hydroplaned. She hit a pine tree head on and was killed on impact.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F2 Allendale County 1 dead F1 Allendale County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5174267. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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