Tropical Storm — Central Horry, South Carolina

2022-09-30 · Central Horry, South Carolina

Event narrative

Wind gusts from ranged from 45 to 50 mph across the central portions of the county. Dozens of downed trees and powerlines were down as a result, which lead to scattered power outages. Rainfall averaged 3 to 4 inches causing some minor flooding.

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 1056990. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.