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I have a random question about the flooding
Oct 4, 2015, 10:31 PM
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Where did it come from?? I mean there looks like there is gushing water everywhere...
I know the hurricane, but why is Cola flooding and Charleston not? Did something go wrong with Lake Murray? Is it a river system issue? Why hasnt there been flooding like this in the past?
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Re: I have a random question about the flooding
Oct 4, 2015, 10:32 PM
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Charleston is shut down. It's under water.
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Re: I have a random question about the flooding
Oct 4, 2015, 10:34 PM
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I have family in Mt P and the reports from them is that downtown is flooded like it always is any time they get rain for more than an hour. I know the flooding is worse than that right now, but outside of downtown its not that bad.
My point is, Charleston always floods because its under sea level... Columbia isnt. what gives?
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Re: I have a random question about the flooding
Oct 4, 2015, 10:42 PM
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North Charleston and surrounding areas also hit hard. Ask someone who lives on Johns Island how they fared.
Just saying, many parts of the state were hit hard. A lot of rain on already saturated grounds.
Btw ... I live in Charleston. I'm here right now.
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Up to 20 inches of rain in 48 hours around Columbia
Oct 4, 2015, 10:35 PM
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Creeks way above flood stage, sewers overflowing, and concrete doesn't absorb water
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ok, I get that
Oct 4, 2015, 10:38 PM
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Im not trying to be dense here, but theres more than 20 inches of water in the pictures Im seeing.
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Re: I have a random question about the flooding
Oct 4, 2015, 10:41 PM
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I.e. The entire state from Cola./Lexington south is impacted in overwhelming fashion. An upper level low pressure system tapping into the hurricane brought record amounts of rain! InHopefully we will not have flooding to this level again for awhile.
Go Tigers! Pray for those in harm's Way.
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Pretty simple and very sad
Oct 4, 2015, 10:43 PM
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In the Forest Acres Area a watershed (Gills Creek) overflowed due to the ridiculous amount of rain, That dumped water into another creek which overflowed, then to a lake whose ### burst, another creek and so on and so on. The drainage in that area is all interconnected. Once one domino falls, the others fall in sequence. Similar scenario played out from the Fort Jackson area to the Garner's Ferry area. Can't say for sure about Lexington. I've never seen anything like it. Entire neighborhoods completely underwater, bridges completely gone and whole sections of road missing all over the place. I'm a pediatrician, hoping to find out tomorrow if my practice's offices are still standing. Couldn't get anywhere near them today.
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Re: I have a random question about the flooding
Oct 4, 2015, 10:45 PM
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Earthen dams failing in upper Forest Acres area caused flooding down stream - a major issue on southeast side of Cooterville.
Roads, dams, not built to handle that much water in a short timeframe.
Also, when you have 25% of your annual rain fall in 48 hours it's a challenge...
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In Cola, smaller dams have been topped and breached
Oct 4, 2015, 10:45 PM
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Forest Lake, Lake Katherine, Kings Grant and the Gills Creek watershed have been especially hard hit. Lots of friends within a mile or two of our home have had to be rescued by boat or swim out with sudden flash floods today. Lots of Clemson alums live in these neighborhoods.
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Re: I have a random question about the flooding
Oct 4, 2015, 10:47 PM
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Believe me charleston is plenty flooded. A few homes in a neighborhood close to mine were washed away according to family there.
I think the problem is everything downstream of Columbia is flooded. So the water there (and in Greenville) has nowhere to go.
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Re: I have a random question about the flooding
Oct 4, 2015, 10:48 PM
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Water runs to water.
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