Tropical Storm — Coastal Horry, South Carolina

2014-07-03 · Coastal Horry, South Carolina

Event narrative

Hurricane Arthur moved up the eastern seaboard and became a Category 2 hurricane as it passed 40 miles to the east of Wilmington, North Carolina. The strongest wind recorded in the county was 42 mph, measured at North Myrtle Beach. Near tropical storm force winds were experienced for about 8 hours, with sporatic power outages reported. Heavy rain was also a factor with rainfall amounts ranging between one to over two inches. Beach erosion was minimal. The storm exited the region in the early morning of July 4th.

Wider weather episode

A depression formed off the Florida coast on June 30th and strengthened as it moved north. The tropical system became a hurricane off the Georgia coast and was named Arthur. Hurricane Arthur continued to move north northeast and further strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds as it made its closest pass to Wilmington, North Carolina the evening of July 3rd (40 miles). Tropical storm force winds were felt over much of northeast South Carolina and southeast North Carolina. Heavy rain was also a factor, with many locations receiving over three inches of rainfall. The minimum pressure over land was 996 mb, recorded at Carolina Beach. The hurricane exited the region in the early morning of July 4th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 535565. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.