-
- Add this to...
-
Twitter
-
Facebook
-
Google Bookmarks
-
LinkedIn
File Format:
RIS
The historic South Carolina floods of October 1-5, 2015
-
Published Date:2016
-
Series:
-

This document cannot be previewed automatically as it exceeds 5 MB
Please click the thumbnail image to view the document.
Details:
-
Corporate Authors:
-
Description:"The combination of a surface low-pressure system located along a stationary frontal boundary off the U.S. Southeast coast, a slow moving upper low to the west, and a persistent plume of tropical moisture associated with Hurricane Joaquin resulted in record rainfall over portions of South Carolina, October 1-5, 2015. Some areas experienced more than 20 inches of rainfall over the 5-day period. Many locations recorded rainfall rates of 2 inches per hour. This rainfall occurred over urban areas where runoff rates are high and on grounds already wet from recent rains. Widespread, heavy rainfall caused major flooding in areas from the central part of South Carolina to the coast. The historic rainfall resulted in moderate to major river flooding across South Carolina with at least 20 locations exceeding the established flood stages. Flooding from this event resulted in 19 fatalities. Nine of these fatalities occurred in Richland County, which includes the main urban center of Columbia. South Carolina State Officials said damage losses were $1.492 billion. Because of the significant impacts of the event, the National Weather Service formed a service assessment team to evaluate its performance before and during the record flooding. The National Weather Service Mission Delivery Council will review and consider the findings and recommendations from this assessment. As appropriate, recommendations will then be integrated into the Annual Operating Plan to improve the quality of operational products and services and enhance the National Weather Service's ability to provide an increase in public education and awareness materials related to flooding. The ultimate goal of this report is to help the National Weather Service meet its mission to protect life and property and enhance the national economy"--Preface.
-
Keywords:
-
-
Document Type:
-
Place as Subject:
-
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:urn:sha256:23a227d0f0f08b1748243dc86cf542ae091c0a1ced70091551e412fcc408bd85
-
Supporting Files:No Additional Files
Related Documents:
-
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:1997Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Fran was a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale when it made landfall on the North Carolina coast near Cape Fear on September 5, 1996. Besides sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (mph), the storm surge and high water marks to...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2011Series:Service assessmentDescription:"On April 27, 2011, a series of devastating tornadoes struck the southeastern United States. This tornado event was one of the deadliest in the country since systematic tornado record keeping began in 1950. With 316 fatalities (31 in Mississippi, 234...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:1997Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Hurricane Bertha was an early season Category 2 storm when it made landfall on the coast of North Carolina on July 12, 1996. Twelve deaths have been directly attributed to Bertha with United States damages estimated at $270 million. Extensive evacua...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2012Series:Service assessmentDescription:"On August 21-29, 2011, Hurricane Irene left a devastating imprint on the Caribbean and U.S. East Coast. The storm took the lives of more than 40 people, caused an estimated $6.5 billion in damages, unleashed major flooding, downed trees and power li...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2001Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Tropical Storm Allison was the most costly tropical storm in U.S. history. While the storm impacted a large part of the country, worst hit was southeast Texas and southern Louisiana. In these two areas alone, there were 24 fatalities and more than $...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2013Series:Service assessmentDescription:"On October 22-29, 2012, Hurricane/Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy moved from the Caribbean to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, ultimately making landfall near Brigantine, NJ, around 7:30 p.m. on October 29. The storm resulted in an enormous impact to life and...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2012Series:Service assessmentDescription:"During the winter and spring of 2010-2011, record to near-record setting snow fell across a large portion of the northern United States Rocky Mountains and eastward into the Northern Plains states. A cool spring held the snowpack in place later than...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2014Series:Service assessmentDescription:"From May 19 to May 31, 2013, a series of devastating weather events affected the area in and around Oklahoma City. Although this report focuses on three specific days, May 19, 20, and 31, the entire period was characterized by an active weather patt...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2017Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Hurricane Matthew left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Virginia from September 29 - October 9, 2016. High winds, pounding surf, storm surge, and historic flooding led to widespread, devastating impacts along the southeast U.S. coastline...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service.Published Date:1999Series:Service assessmentDescription:"On May 3, 1999, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in history struck west-central Oklahoma and southern Kansas, killing48 people, leaving thousands homeless and resulting in over $1 billion in property damage. Due to the magnitude of this event, t...
-
Personal Author:Werner, Kevin V.; McNutt, Chad; Anderson, Mike; Ewald, John; Gleason, Karin Lynn, 1973-; Hameedi, M. J.; Smallcomb, Chris; Stachelski, Chris; Wulff, Ryan;Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2015Series:Service assessmentDescription:"NOAA commissioned this assessment of its services for decision makers impacted by the historic California drought that began in late 2011 and was exacerbated in 2014. This assessment focuses on (1) documenting impacts highlighted by decision makers ...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2008Series:Service assessmentDescription:"From December 1 through December 3, 2007, three potent storm systems moved onshore along the Washington and Oregon coasts. These storms brought snow, hurricane force winds, coastal flooding, heavy rain and avalanches. Heavy rain and rapidly melting ...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2014Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Copious amounts of tropical moisture flowed northward from the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico into eastern Colorado on September 9-16, 2013. The combination of a slow moving upper-level system over the Great Basin region, favorable upslope easterl...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service.. United States, National Weather Service,.Published Date:2000Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Hurrican Floyd impacted the U.S. East Coast from September 14 to 17, 1999. Torrential rains caused major river and flash flooding from the Carolinas to New England. In some areas, particularly North Carolina, the magnitude of the flooding was unprec...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2003Series:Service assessmentDescription:"During the period May 4-10, 2003, an unprecedented number of tornadoes affected the central and southern United States. During this period, 393 tornadoes occurred across the central and southern U.S. resulting in 39 deaths across 4 states. Six of th...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2004Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Hot, dry offshore winds, known as Santa Ana Winds in southern California, coupled with long-term abnormally dry conditions across the area, set the stage for one of the more costly natural disasters in California history. During late October into ea...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2002Series:Service assessmentDescription:"A violent tornado, rated F4 on the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale (see appendix A), moved across southern Maryland and devastated the town of La Plata. Tornadoes along the Atlantic coast are not common, and tornadoes of this magnitude are extremely ...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2009Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Mother's Day Weekend, May 10-11, 2008, brought severe weather to many sections of the country. The greatest impact was in northeast Oklahoma and southwest Missouri. A tornado, rated EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, moved southeast from the town of ...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, Office of Hydrology,Published Date:1998Series:Service assessmentDescription:"A NWS evaluation team was sent to the Ohio River Valley following severe weather events in early March of 1997 that produced extensive flash flooding and record river flooding across the region. The team focused on the hardest hit areas in the Ohio ...
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2001Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Federal and state land management organizations recognized the wildfires of 2000 as historic in both extent and duration. Due to the impact of these wildfires, a Service Assessment Team examined the warning and forecast services provided by the Nati...
-
You May Also Like:
-
Corporate Authors:United States, National Weather Service,Published Date:2017Series:Service assessmentDescription:"Hurricane Matthew left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Virginia from September 29 - October 9, 2016. High winds, pounding surf, storm surge, and historic flooding led to widespread, devastating impacts along the southeast U.S. coastline...
-
Personal Author:Wiley, Christie; Pikula, Linda;Corporate Authors:NOAA Miami Regional Library. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.Published Date:2012Series:Current references (National Oceanographic Data Center (U.S.). Library and Information Services Division) ; 2012-01
NOAA Miami Regional Library disaster information series
Description:"Hardly any location in the world escapes some type of disaster - be it a man-made calamity, or the wrath of Mother Nature. This tornado bibliography is the first in a series of information presenting material held in the twenty-eight U.S. NOAA Libra... -
Personal Author:Bell, J. E.; Brown, C. L.; Conlon, K.; Herring, S.; Kunkel, K. E.; Lawrimore, J.; Luber, G.; Schreck, C.; Smith, A.; Uejio, C.;Published Date:2017Source:Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 68(4), 265-287.Description:Extreme weather and climate-related events affect human health by causing death, injury, and illness, as well as having large socioeconomic impacts. Climate change has caused changes in extreme event frequency, intensity, and geographic distribution,...