Wildfire — Coastal Georgetown, South Carolina

2011-07-03 to 2011-07-29 · Coastal Georgetown, South Carolina

Event narrative

Lightning apparently started a fire near the community of Carolina Forest. Ongoing hot temperatures and drought conditions allowed the fire to breach containment lines several times. The blaze consumed 1374 acres before being contained on July 29th. No homes were damaged or threatened in spite of the fire's close proximity to the Carolina Forest subdivision.

Wider weather episode

A fire was reported near Carolina Forest.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 338145. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.