Flash Flooding Risk to the Upstate as Creeks Overflow
The Greenville, Simpsonville, Mauldin area experienced about 5-6″ of rain today. Most of it fell very quickly this morning from about 9am to noon with a little let up at lunchtime. The rains then came back. There were lots of news stories about damage and flooded out roads throughout the Upstate. We saw images all over Facebook of various creeks that had risen significantly. The images below are from the River Walk neighborhood where Gilder Creek runs through it.
I had a chance to chat with a neighbor who said he’s lived here 20 years and never seen it quite like this. As I understand it, there have been a couple of rain events over the past 20 years where they have had an overflowing creek that has taken out a walking bridge or two. I’m not aware of any flooding that has happened to anyone’s home in the neighborhood. The good news is the water has finally started to recede.
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John Murphy
Husband of 36 years to my college sweetheart, Janet Murphy (@janetmurphydesign on Instagram). Together we have 6 wonderful children from ages 18-34 and 6 grandchildren. My main work is helping commercial building owners and real estate investors save money on their income taxes by doing cost segregation. I work all over the U.S. but have a lot of clients here in SC and in the southeast in particular. The firm I represent is CSSI, LLC. I love the work! I’ve also been a licensed REALTOR since 2003 and broker since 2007 but my work is limited to just a few clients each year. We relocated to Greenville, SC for the lifestyle, lower cost of living, amazing amenities in the area and the growth opportunity for business and real estate. We absolutely love it here!
All opinions are expressly my own and do not represent either CSSI, LLC or eXp Realty LLC or any other company, organization or group that I might be affiliated with.