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(3,072 posts) Sun Oct 4, 2015, 05:14 PM Oct 2015

Terrible Flooding in SC

[link: http://www.wbtv.com/slideshow…| These are, I believe, mostly from Columbia, SC. They have had 21 inches of rain. I've never seen it like this. Never.

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Terrible Flooding in SC (Original Post) stage left Oct 2015 OP

I can't get a hold of a friend who lives on Rosewood rbrnmw Oct 2015 #1

Oh, no stage left Oct 2015 #7

Columbia rbrnmw Oct 2015 #10

Good. stage left Oct 2015 #12

Whoah 21 inches lovuian Oct 2015 #2

It's like nothing stage left Oct 2015 #8

Two Knotch is flooded pretty bad I was told rbrnmw Oct 2015 #11

Yeah, stage left Oct 2015 #13

Stay safe. CentralMass Oct 2015 #3

After all these years in the desert Warpy Oct 2015 #4

I know. stage left Oct 2015 #9

Stay safe malaise Oct 2015 #5

Thanks. stage left Oct 2015 #14

My cousin lives outside of Charleston Siwsan Oct 2015 #6

I hope they're ok. stage left Oct 2015 #15

Two feet of rain!!! stage left Oct 2015 #16

rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)

1. I can't get a hold of a friend who lives on Rosewood

Reply to stage left (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 05:26 PM

Oct 2015

I keep getting all circuits are busy

stage left

(3,072 posts)

7. Oh, no

Reply to rbrnmw (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 08:03 PM

Oct 2015

Is that in Columbia or Charleston? I hope you can get through and your friend is all right.

rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)

10. Columbia

Reply to stage left (Reply #7)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 09:00 PM

Oct 2015

I finally caught them on facebook

stage left

(3,072 posts)

12. Good.

Reply to rbrnmw (Reply #10)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 11:34 PM

Oct 2015

Glad you heard.

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

2. Whoah 21 inches

Reply to stage left (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 05:32 PM

Oct 2015

this is massive flooding

stage left

(3,072 posts)

8. It's like nothing

Reply to lovuian (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 08:06 PM

Oct 2015

the midlands of SC has ever seen. The mall, Richland Mall in Columbia, where one of my daughter's friends works, is almost completely underwater.

rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)

11. Two Knotch is flooded pretty bad I was told

Reply to stage left (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 09:01 PM

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stage left

(3,072 posts)

13. Yeah,

Reply to rbrnmw (Reply #11)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 11:35 PM

Oct 2015

I saw a pic of it. Water was pretty high.

CentralMass

(16,104 posts)

3. Stay safe.

Reply to stage left (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 05:33 PM

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Warpy

(113,399 posts)

4. After all these years in the desert

Reply to stage left (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 05:37 PM

Oct 2015

I can barely wrap my head around 2 inches of rain. 21 inches of it is simply incomprehensible.

It looks like repairs are going to be extensive and take a very long time with so many roads and bridges washed away.

stage left

(3,072 posts)

9. I know.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 08:07 PM

Oct 2015

So many people won't have a place to live, and for many their workplace is gone, too.

malaise

(284,254 posts)

5. Stay safe

Reply to stage left (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 05:39 PM

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stage left

(3,072 posts)

14. Thanks.

Reply to malaise (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 11:39 PM

Oct 2015

I'm in Greenville and we only got like six inches of rain. Our power was out for a bit. A lot of trees down and the Reedy River downtown looked like a miniature Niagra Falls. We missed the brunt of it, though. The Midlands and the coast got hit really hard.

Siwsan

(27,547 posts)

6. My cousin lives outside of Charleston

Reply to stage left (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 05:56 PM

Oct 2015

I just sent a message to see if they have washed away.

stage left

(3,072 posts)

15. I hope they're ok.

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 11:40 PM

Oct 2015

I used to live in Charleston.

stage left

(3,072 posts)

16. Two feet of rain!!!

Reply to stage left (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 12:41 AM

Oct 2015

That's right two feet of rain has fallen in Mount Pleasant, SC, across the Cooper River Bridge from Charleston. I've spent several vacations there and used to go through there all the time when I lived in Charleston. A beautiful town.

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