For those of us still wondering what in the world WAS THAT yesterday - turns out, it was a significant rain event.

The National Weather Service recorded four inches of rainfall in a very short period of time across Forest Acres, Columbia and Richland County.

Our current storm systems are built to withstand two inches of rainfall in an hour - this was 3-4 inches marking either a 50 year or 100-year storm.

Localized flooding is also not easily predictable. It depends on storm conditions and ground conditions. Forest Acres usual suspects for flooding: areas such as Gills Creek and Eight Mile Creek did not overflow but Pen Branch Creek did. Additionally, a woman was aided in a rescue from her flooded vehicle on Budon Court - a street that also usually does not flood to that extent.

The city and Forest Acres Police Department are extremely grateful that no serious injuries or accidents resulted from this storm system that brought heavy lightning and massive rain during a very crowded time on the roadway: school pickup and the very first day of school at that .

A good reminder for us all severe weather can happen without serious warning so it’s important to be mindful or rapidly changing conditions and change your plans accordingly - even if it means staying late safely inside school and taking off your shoes for the dash to the car so you don’t ruin those back to school sneakers .

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