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Flash Flood — Richland, South Carolina
October 4, 2015 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$20K
Area
Richland
Event narrative (NOAA)
One person drowned in their vehicle when it stalled in flood waters along Sunset Drive near the stream Smith Branch. The person drowned at approximately 654 am EDT. The stream gage just upstream from the fatality crested at 18.93 feet at 0607 am EDT. Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
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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.