Tropical Storm — Coastal Horry, South Carolina

2021-07-08 · Coastal Horry, South Carolina

Event narrative

A gust to 54 mph was recorded along with sustained winds of 41 mph in Myrtle Beach along with several small trees were down. Trees were also down on Ocean Blvd and a large tree was down along Hwy 905 south of Allsbrook. Near the Forestbrook area, a tree fell on a fence at the Arrowhead Country Club. The KCRE ASOS measured a wind gust to 49 mph.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in the panhandle of Florida, then moved northeastward into the Carolinas and weakened. The storm still managed to down some trees and had tropical storm gusts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 975057. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.