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.
