1990 — Oct 10-12, Tropical Storms Marco (and Klaus remnants), FL, GA, SC, NC — 12

–12  Blanchard tally based on State breakouts below.

–10  NYT (Yarrow). “Storm Batter the East Coast from Georgia to Delaware.” 10-13-1990.

—  7  Srock et al. “Composite and Case Studies of Precipitation…U.S. Landfalling…” 16C.6

 

Georgia                      (5)

— 5  Drownings. NYT. “Storm Batter the East Coast from Georgia to Delaware.” 10-13-1990.[1]

— 2  Jefferson County. Drownings.[2]

— 1  Richmond County, Augusta. Drowning; male, 80, swept away after leaving car.[3]

— 0  NCDC. Storm Events Database. Search Results for All Counties in Georgia.[4]

 

North Carolina          (2)

–12  Traffic accidents, males.[5]

 

South Carolina          (5)

— 5  NWS. Flooding in [SC]. “Tropical Depression Klaus & Tropical Storm Marco of 1990.”

–4  Kershaw County. Vehicle drownings after dam failure;[6] two adults, 2 children.[7]

–1  Spartanburg County. Toddler drowned in rain-swollen creek.[8]

 

Narrative Information

 

NWS: “The flooding that occurred during October 10-13 and October 22, 1990, was the result of the remnants of Hurricane Klaus, Tropical Storm Marco and their northward movement and interaction along a stalled frontal boundary. The event produced major flooding across the state, especially central South Carolina. There were 5 deaths blamed on the flooding. The flooding caused 4 deaths in Kershaw County, when a dam burst, sending water across a road trapping the people in their vehicle. Another death occurred in Spartanburg County when a toddler drowned in a rain-swollen creek. In the Pee Dee and Santee River Basins, the floods washed out or caused the closing of more than 120 bridges on secondary road systems. There were 17 earthen dams that failed and 81 that were damaged from overtopping. The government declared 13 counties Federal Disaster Areas. The total damage of property and crops was around $12 million ($22 million in 2013 dollars). Rainfall totals were excessive, including one unofficial report of nearly 17 inches in the town of Rembert. These rainfall totals were some of the highest recorded in 100 years.” (NWS. Flooding in South Carolina. “Tropical Depression Klaus & Tropical Storm Marco of 1990.”)

 

Sources

 

Associated Press. “8 dead on storm-ravaged East Coast.” Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. 10-13-1990, A-8. At: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=7965925&sterm

 

Associated Press. “Storms squeeze Carolina, South.” Corbin Times Tribune, KY. 10-12-1990, p. 12. At: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=223940737&sterm=tropical+storm

 

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. “All Available Event Types…between 10/10-1990 and 10/22/1990 (13 days).” Accessed 6-4-2014 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=10&beginDate_dd=10&beginDate_yyyy=1990&endDate_mm=10&endDate_dd=22&endDate_yyyy=1990&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=13%2CGEORGIA

 

National Hurricane Center (Max Mayfield). Preliminary Report, Tropical Storm Marco, 9-13 October 1990. Miami, FL: NHC, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. At: http://www.wunderground.com/data/storm_radar/stormwalletold/atlantic/atl1990-prelim/marco/marco.pdf

 

National Weather Service. Flooding in South Carolina (webpage). “Tropical Depression Klaus & Tropical Storm Marco of 1990.” Silver Spring, MD: NWS, NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Accessed 6-4-2014 at: http://www.floodsafety.noaa.gov/states/sc-flood.shtml

 

New York Times (Andrew L. Yarrow). “Storm Batter the East Coast from Georgia to Delaware.” 10-13-1990. Accessed 6-4-2014 at: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/13/us/storms-batter-the-east-coast-from-georgia-to-delaware.html

 

Srock, Alan F., Lance F. Bosart, and John E. Molinari (Dept. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Albany/SUNY). “Composite and Case Studies of Precipitation Distribution in U.S. Landfalling Tropical Cyclones.” American Meteorological Society. Accessed 6-4-2014 at: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:MVBvn5paAkMJ:https://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/75992.pdf+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

 

 

 

 

 

[1] “In Georgia, the authorities said that at least five people had drowned in flood waters.”

[2] Associated Press. “8 dead on storm-ravaged East Coast.” Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. 10-13-1990, A-8.

[3] Associated Press. “8 dead on storm-ravaged East Coast.” Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. 10-13-1990, A-8.

[4] “All Available Event Types…between 10/10-1990 and 10/22/1990 (13 days).”

[5] Associated Press. “Storms squeeze Carolina, South.” Corbin Times Tribune, KY. 10-12-1990, p. 12.

[6] NWS. Flooding in South Carolina. “Tropical Depression Klaus & Tropical Storm Marco of 1990.”

[7] Associated Press. “Storms squeeze Carolina, South.” Corbin Times Tribune, KY. 10-12-1990, p. 12.

[8] NWS. Flooding in South Carolina. “Tropical Depression Klaus & Tropical Storm Marco of 1990.”