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Oct 2nd-5th ULL OBS Major Flooding in SC Midlands/Low Country


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ANOTHER dam failure? 

 

In this case, no, not directly.  I'm unaware of any dams in that area other than maybe berms for farmers' ponds and stuff like that.  It's the Black River and surrounding swamp.  That county got something like 24" of rain plus they are getting water draining from upstate, so the river (and swamp) are still rising.  The river is something like 2'+ above the highest recorded flood stage and still rising, last I heard this morning they hadn't crested yet.

 

I had heard on social media that driving from Ktree to Lake City wasn't possible, but the list of road closures in that county is sparse because as the governor said, they apparently can't get in there to even see.  Most of what's on the closure list is right in town where there were people with cell phones to send photos/video.  I'd expect lots of the rural roads have water and nobody's documented it.  The land there that isn't swampland is farmed and I expect the crop damage is total. ;/

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#Gamecocks AD Ray Tanner: "We're not 100 percent sure at this time we'll have a game at Williams-Brice. Plan underway, but not definite."

Gamecocks supposed to play LSU at Noon on Saturday at Williams-Brice. All the gates are closed at Lake Murray Dam. ]

Why did they close the flood gates. Water is still rising on Murray?

 

https://www.lakemurray.com/Lake_murray_water_level.aspx

 

Oh and they can't have that football game in Columbia. No water and maybe no power. 

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Just a question about this flooding. Do they keep seperate categories for flooding, I.e., flooding and or record rain from a tropical system, vs, synoptic flood / rain event, or is flooding , flooding? And this past event would not count as a tropical entity, it was just moisture off of the storm, correct?

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If Jerry will let them. He is very protective of his stadium. Also who would show up to watch that game

 

I bet it ends up being played at LSU. 

 

I dont know I think a lot will.  same thing happened here in 1999, ECU ended up playing at NCSU ( are biggest rival's stadium), thousands of fans made the trip from all over and even NCSUfans came to show support for Greenville and eastern NC suffering from the floods.....we still call it the Hurricane Bowl since the game was against the nationally ranked Miami Hurricanes lol.....we won :)

 

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/137565/

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Just a question about this flooding. Do they keep seperate categories for flooding, I.e., flooding and or record rain from a tropical system, vs, synoptic flood / rain event, or is flooding , flooding? And this past event would not count as a tropical entity, it was just moisture off of the storm, correct?

Hurricane Joaquin only enhanced the available potential moisture and some energy but this event was driven by the upper level (non-tropical) low pressure and associated surface low.

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I dont know I think a lot will. same thing happened here in 1999, ECU ended up playing at NCSU ( are biggest rival's stadium), thousands of fans made the trip from all over and even NCSUfans came to show support for Greenville and eastern NC suffering from the floods.....we still call it the Hurricane Bowl since the game was against the nationally ranked Miami Hurricanes lol.....we won :)

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/137565/

And then they tore down the goalposts after the game, it was great.

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The snake in the picture is not a cottonmouth, it might be a copperhead ( but its not likely) but the pattern and color are off for a cottonmouth, my guess is its a banded water snake, which is easily mistaken for both cottonmouths and copperheads. I see them by the thousands when I fish the local river/ponds in eastern NC, I also see lots of cottonmouths and that isn't one.

My guess is a red-bellied snake.  The head sort of looks like that of a pit viper, but that could be an illusion.

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Hurricane Joaquin only enhanced the available potential moisture and some energy but this event was driven by the upper level (non-tropical) low pressure and associated surface low.

 

It's so odd having such a horrifying event and not being able to name it.  Some will still call in Joaquin, but what are we supposed to call it other than SC's great flood of 2015..  we in SC need to come up with a name to refer to it by.

 

If this would have hit an area in Cali or the NE, it'd have a name somehow I'd think... 

 

 

Anyways, all evacuations have been lifted in Richland county.  We are on the way to progress pretty quickly if you ask me!

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Sad set of pictures supplied by the local Kingstree News. Water's still rising a couple inches per hour, so it's slowing down and perhaps may peak soon.

https://www.facebook.com/thekingstreenews/photos/a.525952147496065.1073741828.525926034165343/917386605019282/?type=3&theater

Those are heartbreaking and probably are a microcosm of what has happened in the area :( That area will really need outside help to rebuild.

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It's so odd having such a horrifying event and not being able to name it. Some will still call in Joaquin, but what are we supposed to call it other than SC's great flood of 2015.. we in SC need to come up with a name to refer to it by.

If this would have hit an area in Cali or the NE, it'd have a name somehow I'd think...

Anyways, all evacuations have been lifted in Richland county. We are on the way to progress pretty quickly if you ask me!

Great Carolinas Rainfall and Flood of 2015 if you ask me.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 151 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 12 AM FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND THROUGH 8 AM TUESDAY OCTOBER 6TH...

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 12 AM FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND TO 8 AM ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 6TH.

OBSERVATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM COCORAHS...RAWS...ASOS... AND CO- OP OBSERVERS.

THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM REPORTS ENDING WITH ** ONLY RUN THROUGH EITHER OCT 4TH OR OCT 5TH AT 800 AM.

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

NORTH CAROLINA

...BLADEN COUNTY...

ELIZABETHTOWN 6 NW 11.73 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

ELIZABETHTOWN 3 WSW 9.19 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

CAPE FEAR LD1 9.11 800 AM 10/06 USGS RAIN GAUGE

ELIZABETHTOWN 4 NNE 9.10 800 AM 10/06 RAWS

ELIZABETHTOWN 7 NW 8.42 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

BLADENBORO 2 NNW 8.21 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WM O HUSKE LD 5.99 800 AM 10/06 USGS RAIN GAUGE

...BRUNSWICK COUNTY...

CALABASH 1 NNW 22.25 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LELAND 2 SW 20.10 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

SUNSET BEACH 2 WNW 20.09 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

SUNSET BEACH 3 NNE 20.03 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LONGWOOD 1 NNW 18.79 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

VARNAMTOWN 2 ENE 16.40 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

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SOUTHPORT 1 NE 14.48 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

SOUTHPORT 1 NE 14.45 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

SOUTHPORT 6 WNW 14.24 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LELAND 6 WSW 13.80 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

SOUTHPORT 6 W 13.72 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

BOLIVIA 8 SW 13.52 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

BOLIVIA 7 SW 13.34 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

OAK ISLAND 1 W 13.28 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LELAND 2 S 12.54 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

SUPPLY NATURE CONSER 12.28 800 AM 10/06 RAWS

VARNAMTOWN 1 SSW 11.41 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WINNABOW 4 SE 11.26 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

HOLDEN BEACH 1 E 10.43 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

SUNNY POINT 7.91 800 AM 10/06 RAWS

...COLUMBUS COUNTY...

TABOR CITY 4 NE 14.69 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LAKE WACCAMAW 3 S 12.82 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

CHADBOURN 1 NNW 10.66 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LAKE WACCAMAW 4 SE 10.22 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WHITEVILLE 1 WNW 9.86 800 AM 10/06 RAWS

WHITEVILLE 6 NNW 9.58 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WHITEVILLE 6 NW 9.21 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

...NEW HANOVER COUNTY...

KURE BEACH 2 SSW 15.23 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

BAYSHORE 1 ENE 14.99 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MYRTLE GROVE 1 NNE 14.74 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

WILMINGTON 13.99 800 AM 10/06 ASOS

WILMINGTON 4 SE 13.95 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WILMINGTON 2 SE 13.76 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WILMINGTON 4 SSE 13.28 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

CASTLE HAYNE 3 SSW 13.10 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

WILMINGTON 8 ENE 12.88 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WILMINGTON 6 SSE 12.19 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WILMINGTON 4 SE 12.17 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

WILMINGTON 4 ESE 10.92 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

...PENDER COUNTY...

SURF CITY 1 E 12.26 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

HAMPSTEAD 2 ENE 12.21 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

TOPSAIL BEACH 1 E 12.10 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

HAMPSTEAD 2 N 11.77 800 AM 10/06 NWS EMPLOYEE

HAMPSTEAD 11.49 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

CURRIE 2 SE 8.53 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

BACK ISLAND 5.29 800 AM 10/06 RAWS

HAMPSTEAD 2 S 5.27 800 AM 10/04 COCORAHS**

BURGAW 4.33 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

...ROBESON COUNTY...

LUMBERTON 2 NE 5.68 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LUMBERTON 3 ESE 5.09 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

PEMBROKE 4.33 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

LUMBERTON 4.08 800 AM 10/06 ASOS

LUMBERTON 3 SE 3.99 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

SOUTH CAROLINA

...DARLINGTON COUNTY...

DARLINGTON 7 SSW 13.00 800 AM 10/04 COCORAHS**

DARLINGTON 1 W 9.77 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

HARTSVILLE 5 WSW 7.37 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

HARTSVILLE 2 NE 6.96 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

HARTSVILLE 2 NW 6.71 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

...DILLON COUNTY...

DILLON 4 NW 6.47 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

DILLON 1 ESE 3.95 800 AM 10/05 CO-OP OBSERVER**

...FLORENCE COUNTY...

COWARD 5 NNW 17.99 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

EFFINGHAM 2 W 17.95 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

FLORENCE 5 W 15.08 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

FLORENCE 11.14 800 AM 10/06 ASOS

FLORENCE 4 W 14.10 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

QUINBY 10.34 800 AM 10/06 USGS RAIN GAUGE

FLORENCE 2 SW 10.00 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LAKE CITY 1 E 9.57 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

...GEORGETOWN COUNTY...

GEORGETOWN 4 SSW 21.13 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

GEORGETOWN 5 NNE 20.11 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

GEORGETOWN 5 NNE 19.72 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

GEORGETOWN 6 S 18.75 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

PAWLEY`S ISLAND 3 W 16.93 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

MURRELLS INLET 16.92 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

NORTH INLET WINYAH B 15.31 800 AM 10/06 NERR

PAWLEY`S ISLAND 1 WN 15.12 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

PAWLEY`S ISLAND 6 NN 14.10 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MURRELLS INLET 1 NNE 13.95 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

PAWLEY`S ISLAND 3 W 12.38 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

PAWLEY`S ISLAND 5 N 11.81 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

...HORRY COUNTY...

LONGS 23.74 1015 AM 10/05 CO-OP OBSERVER**

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 1 21.90 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MYRTLE BEACH 7 NNW 20.13 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

CONWAY 6 E 18.81 800 AM 10/05 COCORAHS**

MYRTLE BEACH 8 WNW 17.85 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

SOCASTEE 17.80 1000 AM 10/05 WEATHER SPOTTER**

LONGS 1 NW 17.55 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MYRTLE BEACH 5 NE 17.38 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MYRTLE BEACH 9 SW 16.84 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MYRTLE BEACH 9 WSW 16.79 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MYRTLE BEACH 5 WNW 16.55 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MYRTLE BEACH 5 SW 16.13 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 15.59 800 AM 10/06 ASOS

MYRTLE BEACH 5 NNW 15.50 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MYRTLE BEACH 2 ENE 15.46 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

CRABTREE SWAMP 15.17 800 AM 10/06 USGS RAIN GAUGE

MURRELLS INLET 4 N 14.92 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MURRELLS INLET 2 N 14.35 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

MURRELLS INLET 4 NE 13.69 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

SURFSIDE BEACH 1 ENE 13.46 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

CONWAY 9 NNE 11.17 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LORIS 3 WSW 10.21 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

LORIS 1 ENE 9.87 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

GALIVANTS FERRY 9.57 800 AM 10/06 USGS RAIN GAUGE

...MARION COUNTY...

MULLINS 1 SSE 6.95 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

MARION 5.33 800 AM 10/06 MARION RAWS

...MARLBORO COUNTY...

BENNETTSVILLE 1 SE 5.84 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

BENNETTSVILLE 4 SE 4.45 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY...

KINGSTREE 24.75 800 AM 10/05 WEATHER SPOTTER**

KINGSTREE 10 NW 23.64 800 AM 10/06 COCORAHS

KINGSTREE 22.88 800 AM 10/06 USGS RAIN GAUGE

CADES 4 WNW 18.41 800 AM 10/06 CO-OP OBSERVER

HEMINGWAY 8 ESE 16.97 800 AM 10/05 CO-OP OBSERVER**

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It's so odd having such a horrifying event and not being able to name it.  Some will still call in Joaquin, but what are we supposed to call it other than SC's great flood of 2015..  we in SC need to come up with a name to refer to it by.

 

If this would have hit an area in Cali or the NE, it'd have a name somehow I'd think... 

 

 

Anyways, all evacuations have been lifted in Richland county.  We are on the way to progress pretty quickly if you ask me!

That would be a negative ghost rider....It's going to be a loooong time before things are back to normal around here :(  

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Floodageddon, 1000 year flood of '15, great SC flood of '15, the great October flood of '15, definately needs a name

 

When an event is of this magnitude and so outside the normal the general populace usually gives it a very simple name.

 

The Flood

 

Nothing more needs to be added as far as they are concerned.  What the eggheads and weather nerds decide to call it is another matter.

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For those with bandwidth limits, I made a lower quality version over on YouTube.  Ryan threw these frames together and it was a whopping 154MB before the quality conversion.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T2IyNIGWvw

 

Using the quality options selector improves it a lot.  And this is the full version, not the trimmed one.

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