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Flash Flood — Pickens, South Carolina
August 6, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$50K
Area
Pickens
Event narrative (NOAA)
A car was swept away by flood waters on Silver Creek Road. The car and it's occupant, a 23 year old male, were found separately downstream. The occupant was killed and the car destroyed. Two other cars were swept away at this location with 4 passengers rescued.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.