Debby flooding Charleston with rain. Check out these videos of the mess in the SC city

Well that didn’t take long.

Tropical Storm Debby began flooding parts of Charleston soon after it moved into the state Monday evening. According to the National Weather Service forecasts, the slow-moving storm is predicted to drop heavy amounts of rain on the coast and the Midlands through at least Wednesday. The rain is expected to cause widespread flooding around the state.

Take a look at videos posted to social media of some of the flooding already underway in Charleston.

Brandon Clement, an independent photojournalist and storm chaser, posted this video to his WxChasing account on X (formerly Twitter), of flooding in Charleston this morning.

Charleston resident Brenda J. Peart posted this video to her Instagram of flooding starting just after midnight at the intersection of King and Huger Street. She noted that flooding so far wasn’t nearly as bad compared to flooding from Hurricane Matthew in 2016.

TikTok user Avery Peddicord of New Jersey unfortunately decided to visit Charleston this week and noted in a post below her video that the inn she was staying at was flooded.

Conley Grayson, weekend anchor and news reporter for ABC 4 News in Charleston, posted this video of flooding at City Market in downtown Charleston early Tuesday morning.

This story was originally published August 6, 2024 at 9:34 AM with the headline "Debby flooding Charleston with rain. Check out these videos of the mess in the SC city."

Patrick McCreless

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Patrick McCreless is the Southeast service journalism editor for McClatchy, who leads and edits a team of six reporters in South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The team writes about trending news of the day and topics that help readers in their daily lives and better informs them about their communities. He attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama and grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL.