Serious Flooding Threat Builds Across Greenwood and Upstate South Carolina as Three Day Storm Totals Approach 9 to 10 Inches With More Rain Expected Sunday
GREENWOOD, SC — A serious and escalating flooding threat is developing across Greenwood and the broader Upstate South Carolina region as accumulated rainfall totals from recent storm activity combine with additional rain expected Sunday to push three day storm totals toward a potentially catastrophic 9 to 10 inches in the hardest hit areas.
Current rainfall totals already show Washington recording 5.68 inches, McCormick at 4.89 inches, Elberton at 3.82 inches, and Greenwood at 3.03 inches, with Sunday’s forecast of an additional 3 inches for the Greenwood area alone pushing cumulative totals into serious flood territory.
Washington and McCormick Record the Heaviest Current Totals Across the Region
The heaviest rainfall accumulations from the current storm event are concentrated across the southern end of the affected zone, with Washington recording 5.68 inches and McCormick at 4.89 inches representing the highest individual totals on the current rainfall map. Elberton sits at 3.82 inches and Greenwood at 3.03 inches, with Toccoa recording 1.95 inches and Royston at 1.50 inches as the rainfall footprint extends across a broad multi-county corridor spanning the South Carolina and Georgia border region.
The purple shading visible across the Washington and McCormick areas on the rainfall map reflects the extraordinary concentration of precipitation in those zones, consistent with the training storm pattern that has repeatedly targeted the same geographic corridor over the past several days.
Sunday Rain Could Push Greenwood Three Day Totals to Nearly 9 to 10 Inches
The most alarming aspect of the developing flood situation is the forecast for additional rainfall Sunday on top of already saturated soils across the region. If Greenwood receives the forecast 3 inches from the latest high resolution model on Sunday, cumulative three day storm totals for the area would reach nearly 9 to 10 inches, a level of sustained rainfall accumulation that poses a serious and widespread flooding threat for communities across Greenwood County and surrounding areas.
Soils across the entire affected region are already fully saturated from the recent rainfall totals, meaning any additional precipitation from Sunday’s storm activity will run off almost entirely into streams, rivers, and low lying areas rather than being absorbed into the ground.
Serious Flooding Possible Across Multiple Counties as Storm Totals Accumulate
The combination of 4 to 6 inches already recorded across much of the region and the prospect of several more inches arriving Sunday creates conditions highly favorable for serious flooding across Greenwood, McCormick, Abbeville, and surrounding South Carolina Upstate counties. Residents across all communities within the heavy rainfall zone are strongly urged to monitor flood watches and warnings closely through Sunday and avoid any attempt to drive through flooded roadways as water levels continue rising across the region.
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