Tropical Storm — Coastal Georgetown, South Carolina

2022-09-30 · Coastal Georgetown, South Carolina

Event narrative

Wind gusts from ranged from 55 to 70 mph across the coastal portions of the county. The strong wind gusts resulted in numerous downed trees and powerlines across the coastal portion of the county with thousands left without power. Rainfall averaged 4 to 5.5 inches which caused widespread flooding, which became significant in a few locations.

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 1056988. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.