Tropical Storm — Marlboro, South Carolina

2022-09-30 · Marlboro, South Carolina

Event narrative

Wind gusts ranged from 40 to 50 mph across the county. These winds resulted in scattered downed trees and power lines. Over 1,000 customers were without power at the height of the storm.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022. Ian resulted in a variety of impacts across northeast South Carolina from tropical storm force winds to flash flooding, and storm surge.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1056985. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.