Flash Floods, 'Once in 200 Years Rainfall Event' Loom in South Carolina

[Purveyor]

Source: NBC News

Oct 3 2015, 12:47 pm ET
by Jason Cumming

About 22 million Americans across the East Coast were under flood watches Saturday as a "once in 200 years rainfall event" started soaking the Carolinas — with the worst yet to come.

As much as 12 inches of rain fell overnight in Wilmington, North Carolina, and numerous water rescues were reported.

"Our goal constantly is to be overprepared and underwhelmed," North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory told reporters Saturday morning.

South Carolina could get more rain in three days than it normally does during the entire fall, The Associated Press reported. Saturday was the third consecutive day of the relentless onslaught of rain, with the plume of precipitation expected to last through the weekend and only start to let up on Monday.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/flash-floods-once-200-years-rainfall-event-loom-south-carolina-n438041

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. High tide in Charleston, SC reaches 8.2 feet, surpassing record of 8.11 feet set in June 2009

Can you imagine what it would be like if the hurricane had come any closer?

[WestSeattle2]

2. Saw this on CNN this morning - what a mess. It could have been much

worse though.

[cstanleytech]

3. So much rain from that here that they canceled the yearly Oliver Hardy festival. nt

[hatrack]

4. I'm sure those coal ash pits are specced-up and ready to go, right Gov?

OTOH, just imagine how much worse things would be if "global warming" existed, right?