SC Flooding, 2015
Oct. 1 weather map
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So what happened??
1) Cold front moving east stalled, becoming stationary front just off the coast, brought in cool air from the north.
2) Non-tropical Low pressure (which got stronger) set up over south Georgia. Counter-clockwise rotation pulled up tropical moisture from the South, and from Hurricane Joaquin.
3) Everything stalled for about 48 hours, keeping the rain directly over SC.
11 Meteorological Images from October flooding
Meteorology behind the flooding
1) Cold front moving east stalled, becoming stationary front just off the coast, brought in cool air from the north.
2) Non-tropical Low pressure (which got stronger) set up over south Georgia. Counter-clockwise rotation pulled up tropical moisture from the South, and from Hurricane Joaquin.
3) Everything stalled for about 48 hours, keeping the rain directly over SC.
11 Meteorological Images from October flooding
Meteorology behind the flooding