Coastal Horry storm history

A 15 year old teen drowned in a flash rip current in Myrtle Beach, SC around 12th Ave S.

Horry County Beach Patrol reported 8 people were rescued from a single rip current near 11 Ave S and 12 Ave S in Myrtle Beach, SC. 18 year old male was transported via EMS after attempting to rescue his girlfriend's sister caught in the rip current. He passed away in the hospital…

Twenty-one year old male drowned attempting to rescue a child caught in a rip current near 7th Ave N in Myrtle Beach.

Horry County PD reported a father drowned rescuing his daughter, who was on a boogie board, from a rip current near Apache Pier north of Myrtle Beach, SC.

A man was killed by a rip current near 9th Ave in Myrtle Beach.

A 76 year old male drowned in the Garden City area attempting to rescue his son from a rip current. Lingering swells from Hurricane Isaias led to the rip current activity.

There were two consecutive days of strong rip currents. On the 19th, there was a rip related death at 7th Ave N in Myrtle Beach. A father and son were caught in a rip current and the mother managed to save the son but could not rescue the father. The next day there were two rip r…

At Myrtle Beach near 9th St, a man drowned attempting to rescue his daughter who was caught in a rip current.

A man drowned in the surf due to a rip current at Ocean Lakes Campground in Myrtle Beach.

A woman was pulled out to sea due to a rip current and drowned in Garden City, SC.

A 52 year old woman drowned off the coast of Garden City due to strong rip currents.

Two people were caught in a rip current near 7th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach. One made it back to shore but the other drowned.

An 11 year old boy was on his body board and was pulled 150 feet into the ocean by a rip current and drowned.

Strong rip currents pulled two people out to sea. A teen got caught in a rip current near 48th Ave N, and another man who tried to rescue the boy was also pulled out from the rip current.

A 57 year old male got caught in a rip current and drowned. Ocean Rescue reported 98 rescues that day.

Strong rip currents caused a man to drown at 15th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach.

Tropical Storm Andrea crossed Florida, scraped the coast of Georgia, and the center was near Hilton Head Island the morning of June 7th. Heavy rain preceded the storm, with tropical rain continuing throughout the day. Rainfall totals were impressive, with many spots receiving 3-4…

Two men, 41 year old Jeffrey Dinkins, and 42 year old Johnny Ward, died in a rip current while attempting to rescue a six year girl. Two other people were involved and were rescued by an Horry County officer.

Hurricane Matthew moved up the eastern seaboard, bringing very heavy rain and strong winds. Rainfall amounts were high, with over a foot of rain reported in many areas. A peak wind of 74 mph was reported at the Myrtle Beach Airport, with 70 mph measured at the North Myrtle Beach …

Vehicle accidents reported on 544 bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Socastee. One victim had to be transported to the hospital.

Four to five inches of snow and sleet mix fell across coastal Horry county, with 5 measured in Myrtle Beach, SC. Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) closed all runways late on Jan 22nd through morning of the 23rd. County offices were closed for two days. A water pipe burst m…

Springmaid Pier at Myrtle Beach had a brief period of tropical storm force winds.

Myrtle Beach lifeguards and Horry County Beach Patrol reported 22 rip current rescues in the Myrtle Beach, SC area.

Ian created significant storm surge, especially along the beach front and adjacent waterways of Horry County, when the storm's peak surge was nearly coincident with high tide on September 30, 2022. The surge breached the dunes and flooded parking lots and streets in Garden City w…

Wind gusts from ranged from 50 to 65 mph across the coastal portions of the county. The strong wind gusts resulted in numerous downed trees and powerlines, which left thousands without power. The strong wind also damaged the facades, roofs, and siding on several beach front build…

The NOS gauge at Springmaid Pier measured a 36 knot gust.

SC Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at Dick Pond Rd and Forestbrook Rd with one lane blocked in the Socastee area.

Significant ice accumulations occurred due to freezing rain before sleet mixed in overnight and finishing with a brief dusting of snow. 0.35 of ice reported between North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach. Power outage due to ice accumulations occurred near Broadway at the Beach in M…

NOS tide gauge at Springmaid Pier in Myrtle Beach measured a water level of 8.33 ft MLLW at 918 AM EST. Coastal flooding entered some homes in the Cherry Grove area and entered some businesses on Atlantic Ave in Garden City. A car flooded on Shore Drive in Myrtle Beach and one pe…

NOS tide gauge at Springmaid Pier in Myrtle Beach measured a water level of 8.29 ft MLLW at 824 AM EST. Several coastal roads in the county had experienced some inundation.

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 Arr…

A couple of trees were blown down at the end of Little River Neck Rd near Frink Park.

The tide gauge at Springmaid Pier peaked at 7.71 feet. Flood stage is 7.5 feet.

Storm surge flooding occurred along Duffy Street from the 23rd Avenue intersection to the 30th Avenue intersection. Flooding also occurred near Kings Highway. More flooding occurred on Waccamaw and Sunset Drive. People were evacuated at the 300th block of Cherry Grove. Storm surg…

Water was almost two feet deep on 49th Ave in Cherry Grove.

Wind blew down two trees on Cherokee Street. Roof damage was reported at the Calypso Inn in Myrtle Beach.

Damage was reported to some siding of an apartment on Palmetto Point Blvd.

North Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue reported 15 rip related rescues.

Lifeguards at North Myrtle Beach reported strong rip currents with 30 rip related rescues.

There were ten rip related rescues at North Myrtle Beach. There were also three rip related rescues at Wrightsville Beach.

Strong rip currents combined with a heavy beach crowd caused over 25 rip related rescues at North Myrtle Beach.

Snow began falling by early afternoon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 7 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from a trace to a half inch. A quarter inch of ice fell north of Myrtle Beach. The low pressure responsible for the winter weather bombed off the east coas…

A 55 mph wind gust was recorded at North Myrtle Beach.

There were 15 rip related rescues at Myrtle Beach.

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. 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 sporadi…

Freezing rain fell across the county, including the coast, with one to two tenths of an inch of ice accumulation reported, mainly on trees and metal surfaces.

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…

Freezing rain began falling the morning of February 11th. The freezing rain continued intermittently before ending the afternoon of the 12th. Ice accumulations ranged from a tenth to a quarter inch.

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations ranged from a tenth to a half inch, and sleet accumulations along the coast were al…