Tropical Storm — Inland Berkeley, South Carolina

2011-08-26 · Inland Berkeley, South Carolina

Event narrative

A National Weather Service employee reported an uprooted tree and one tree snapped off in the Hamlet Subdivision of Crowfield Plantation. The trees were knocked down by the strong winds in rain bands associated with Hurricane Irene.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Irene passed by to the east of the South Carolina coastline on August 26, 2011, producing tropical storm force wind gusts, beach erosion, high surf and rip currents across portions of southern South Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 342987. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.