NASA/JAXA’s GPM satellite measured record rainfall that fell over the Carolinas from September 26 to October 5 from a plume of moisture from Hurricane Joaquin when it was located over the Bahamas and moved to Bermuda. The IMERG showed highest rainfall totals near 1,000 mm (39.3 inches) in a small area of South Carolina and rainfall between 700 and 900 mm (27.5 and 37.4 inches) over a large area of South Carolina. Caption and Image source: NASA
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Rivers rose and dams bulged Wednesday as South Carolina faced another anxious day of waiting for the floodwaters to recede…
The meteorology behind South Carolina’s catastrophic, 1,000-year rainfall event, The Washington Post
