Inland Horry storm history

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 …

A brush fire spread into the Windsor Green complex the afternoon of March 16th. The fire only burned 10-15 acres, however it destroyed 26 buildings, with 110 condo units destroyed. All of the units on Brite Water Court were destroyed, as were units on Twin Pond Court and Pond Sho…

Snow began falling by afternoon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 730 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from one to three inches with most of the snow falling on the western portion of the county. The low pressure responsible for the winter weather bombed off the…

Trees down on Fairway Drive in Longs.

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 away from the coast gusted to around 35 kts at times. Rainfall amounts were between four and five inches. Sporadic reports of street flooding were noted.

Freezing rain fell across the county, 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 morning of the 13th. Ice accumulations ranged from a half inch up to an inch. Driving conditions were treacherous and there were numerous power outages due to fa…

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 were about two to three tenths of an inch, and sleet accumulations in the county ra…

A tree was blown down on Bud Graham Road.

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 …

SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Barnhill Road.

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.