Coastal Georgetown storm history

A 38 year old male went into the water to rescue several people caught in a rip current in Pawleys Island, SC. He drowned during the rescue attempt.

Two teens were caught in a strong rip current at Litchfield Beach the evening of July 12th. One teen made it back to shore. The other teen, a 17 year old male, drowned.

A 70 year old male drowned in a rip current near Shell Rd on Pawleys Island Wednesday afternoon, attempting to rescue his grandson caught in the rip.

Hurricane Matthew moved up the eastern seaboard, bringing very heavy rain and strong winds. Rainfall amounts were less in Georgetown county than most of the region, averaging over five inches. There were isolated areas in the north portion of the county near eight inches. A peak …

Two to three inches of snow and sleet mix fell across coastal Georgetown county, with 2 measured in Pawleys Island, SC. County offices were closed for three days.

Murrells Inlet briefly had sustained winds of 39 knots in association with Tropical Storm Helene.

Weather Flow gage at Winyah Bay had a brief period of tropical storm force winds.

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Significant tree damage to large oaks along True Blue Dr. along with significant damage to one home due to a falling tree. Time estimated based on radar.

Water covered Myrtle Ave in Pawleys Island due to high tide flooding.

Ian created significant storm surge, especially along the beach front and adjacent waterways of Georgetown County, when the storm's peak surge was nearly coincident with high tide on September 30, 2022. Surge impacted several homes and business in the city of Georgetown, SC, wher…

Wind gusts from ranged from 55 to 70 mph across the coastal portions of the county. The strong wind gusts resulted in numerous downed trees and powerlines across the coastal portion of the county with thousands left without power. Rainfall averaged 4 to 5.5 inches which caused wi…

SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the roadway at Godfrey Rd and Capus Duncan Lane approximately 2 miles SW of Litchfield Beach.

WeatherFlow gauge at Murrells Inlet measured a 62 mph gust.

A large tree was reported down at the main entrance of Debordieu Colony at Luvan Blvd and US Highway 17.

A WXFLOW sensor measured a 56 mph gusts.

An emergency manager reported several trees down.

A tree was blown down on a house in the 4000 block of Business 17 in Murrells Inlet.

Multiple trees and power lines down.

There were reports of rushing water on the streets of Debordieu around high tide.

Snow began falling by noon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 630 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from half inch to three inches with most of the snow falling inland. A tenth of an inch of ice was also reported. The low pressure responsible for the winter weathe…

A strong pressure gradient between high pressure to the north and Tropical Storm Irma to the south created strong onshore flow. Moderate coastal flooding was reported at Pawleys Island and portions of Georgetown, with multiple road closures. At one point, the Frying Pan Shoals bu…

A tree and powerline were down at a residence on Hwy 17 Bus causing damage to a vehicle.

A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with clo…

Slow moving Tropical Storm Ana produced tropical storm force winds with torrential rain for two days along the coast. Reports of wind gusts near 35 kts were noted. Rainfall amounts were between three to nearly five inches.

Freezing rain began falling the morning of February 11th. The freezing rain continued intermittently before ending the morning of the 13th. Ice accumulations ranged from a trace to a tenth of an inch.

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th and may have briefly changed over to sleet before tapering off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about a three tenths of an inch. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isola…

Trees were blown down at the intersection of Kings River Road and Waverly Road.

Trees were blown down along Hwy 17 just north of Debourdieu at the intersection of Luvan Blvd and Ocean Hwy.

Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports …

A tree was blown down on Luvan Blvd near the entrance to Debordieu Colony.

Non-convective strong winds blew trees down in Georgetown.

Excessive heat advisories and warnings were issued for the region for several days toward the end of July. The heat and humidity combined to push heat indicies near 110 degrees at times during the afternoon.

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 threa…