Unity Park, Swamp Rabbit Trail experiencing flooding as Upstate undergoes heavy rainfall
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Heavy rainfall has prompted flash floods in Unity Park and many parts of the Greenville area Wednesday morning.
The city of Greenville tweeted that several roads within the city are flooded as bands of thunderstorms drenched the Upstate Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. As of 9 am, Hudson Street was the only street fully closed.
Cleveland Park, the Greenville Zoo, and the Swamp Rabbit Trail in the lower part of Falls Park are closed due to the conditions.
The National Weather Service for Greenville-Spartanburg (NWS) retweeted several videos taken by Reed Timmer from the Discovery Channel show Storm Chasers. The videos show water levels on the Reedy River rising up above some bridges in the Greenville area, including the Swamp Rabbit Trail, and flooding in Unity Park.
Flash flood threat continues in Greenville SC area here is the Reedy River about to rise up to the bridges @NWSGSP @accuweather pic.twitter.com/t8R9QErEwW
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) January 4, 2023
Flash flood coverage on foot Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville, SC. The commons along the Reedy River is completely flooded out. Dominator drone survey in the air pic.twitter.com/hhyCaT3KCc
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) January 4, 2023
Flooding Unity Park, Greenville, SC along the Reedy River @accuweather @NWSGSP pic.twitter.com/WSaYRIrqd5
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) January 4, 2023
Another video shows water spilling over a road and property in Powdersville.
Flooding on Cater Dr. Powdersville SC @ACPWD @ACRandB @NWSGSP pic.twitter.com/aeAlV7Bisy
— PCBII (@0_1_to_Flack) January 4, 2023
According to the city of Greenville's Twitter account, the Greenville City Fire Department performed a water rescue of two people trapped in a van Wednesday morning at Halton and Haywood roads.
We have several roads in the city flooding. GCFD performed a water rescue with two people trapped in a minivan at Halton Road and Haywood Road. Do not drive on flooded roads. Turn around! pic.twitter.com/5VAu1sWIjA
— City of Greenville (@CityGreenville) January 4, 2023
The city urges, "If you live in a low lying area, near a river or creek, please pay attention to rising water conditions. If you come across a road is flooded do not try to cross it or go through it."
Check back for updates to this developing story.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Greenville roads flooded after bands of thunderstorms drench Upstate
