Tropical Storm — Coastal Georgetown, South Carolina

2024-09-27 · Coastal Georgetown, South Carolina

Event narrative

Murrells Inlet briefly had sustained winds of 39 knots in association with Tropical Storm Helene.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Helene made landfall along the Gulf Coast of FL in the Big Bend and weakened to a tropical storm before reaching central GA. The storm then turned northwest across the southern Appalachians before weakening to a tropical depression over eastern TN. Tropical Storm Warnings were issued for all of northeast SC. Limited impacts generally occurred across northeast SC.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212300. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.