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South Carolina Flood Hazard Profile

Hazard Data · Model Version 2.5

Overview

South Carolina faces flood hazard from coastal storm surge, tropical rainfall, and inland riverine flooding. The October 2015 flood event demonstrated the state's vulnerability to extreme precipitation unrelated to tropical cyclones. Low-lying Lowcountry geography amplifies both tidal and rainfall-driven flooding.

In the Historical Record

4
federal disaster declarations (1990–2024)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations
49,511
NFIP flood insurance claims paid
FEMA OpenFEMA NfipClaims, 1978–2024

Counted from the records this platform holds. A figure is shown only where the underlying dataset could be read.

County by County in South Carolina

What federal records show has happened in each county: storms, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims. The counties below have the longest NOAA storm records in South Carolina.

All South Carolina counties

Notable Historical Events

12015 South Carolina Floods — 1,000-year rainfall event, 19 fatalities (FEMA DR-4241)
22016 Hurricane Matthew — flooding along Waccamaw and Pee Dee rivers
32018 Hurricane Florence — inland flooding in northeastern SC

Hazard Scoring Approach

Calchis computes a Calchis Hazard Score (0–10) for flood hazard at any US address. The score is composed of weighted sub-components derived from federal data sources and published research. All score components are transparent and returned in API responses.

These are hazard scores — physical intensity likelihood only. They do not include property exposure or vulnerability data. We never call a hazard score a risk score. See the full methodology for scoring details.

Analyze Your Address

Enter any South Carolina address to see location-specific flood hazard scoring with full methodology transparency.

Open Live Map — South Carolina

Data Sources

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layerwww.fema.gov
NOAA NWPS River Gaugeswater.noaa.gov
SC Department of Natural Resourceswww.dnr.sc.gov

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Calchis Hazard Score — derived from federal and academic sources listed above. Property exposure data not included. Not a substitute for professional actuarial assessment. Decision-support intelligence — not a primary alerting or dispatch system. Verify against official sources.