Tropical Storm — Coastal Horry, South Carolina

2015-05-09 to 2015-05-10 · Coastal Horry, South Carolina

Event narrative

Slow moving Tropical Storm Ana produced tropical storm force winds with torrential rain for two days along the coast. A 43 kt gust was recorded at North Myrtle Beach with numerous reports over 35 kts along the coast. Rainfall amounts were between five and six inches. Some sporadic reports of street flooding were noted. The tidal surge was recorded at 2.3 feet at the Springmaid Pier with moderate beach erosion observed.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure offshore of the Carolinas deepened and was classified as a Tropical Storm on May 8th. The storm slowly drifted northwest and tropical storm conditions were experienced along the coast from May 9th to the evening of May 10th. Torrential rain caused street flooding with sporadic reports of trees down. The storm made landfall the morning of May 10th along the NC/SC border.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 583286. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.