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Heavy Rain — Georgetown, South Carolina
September 6, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10K
Area
Georgetown
Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain caused a motorist on Hwy 521 to lose site of the road, and the vehicle ended in a dranage ditch parallel to the road. The man drowned while extricating himself from the vehicle.
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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.