Inland Georgetown storm history

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 …

Around four inches of snow and sleet mix fell across inland Georgetown county. County offices were closed for three days.

Multiple trees down in the Sampit area along Woodland Rd. near the intersection with Yellowthroat Rd.

Wind gusts from ranged from 45 to 60 mph across the inland portions of the county. The strong wind gusts resulted in numerous downed trees and powerlines across the inland part of the county with thousands left without power. Rainfall averaged 4 to 6 inches which caused widesprea…

Light freezing rain fell in the evening before changing over briefly to sleet then snow overnight. 0.13 of ice reported in the city of Georgetown.

Snow began falling by noon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 6 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from three to six inches. A quarter inch of ice was also reported. The low pressure responsible for the winter weather bombed off the east coast, dropping 24 millibar…

Ice accrued on the Waccamaw River Bridge, which caused several accidents. The bridge was briefly closed.

Strong and persistent gradient winds toppled three trees in Andrews.

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. Winds gusted over 30 kts at times. Rainfall amounts were between three and four inches. A tree was reported down on Sutton Rd near Oatland.

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 tenth to a quarter inch.

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about a third of an inch, and sleet accumulations in the north portion of the county were …

A tree was blown down at the intersection of Pennyroyal Road and Sunfish Street.

Directional flow at the surface and aloft were both from the west southwest. This contributed to heat indicies above 110 degrees for several hours on both the 26th and 27th of July. There were no reports of heat related injuries.

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 …

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.