Flood — Williamsburg, South Carolina

2015-10-04 to 2015-10-07 · near Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina

Event narrative

Around 10 to 15 inches of rain fell over a three day period, causing the Black River at Kingstree to rise to a major flood. The river crested at 22.65 feet, beating the previous record crest in 1973 by nearly three feet. Several hundred homes were evacuated due to inundation. The town of Quinby had moderate flooding.

Wider weather episode

Torrential rain for several days produced historic river flooding at several areas in Northeast South Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 606188. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.