Williamsburg storm history

Hurricane Matthew moved up the eastern seaboard, bringing very heavy rain and strong winds. Rainfall amounts were high, with over 13 inches reported northwest of Kingstree, with many areas over 10 inches. Tropical storm force winds and flooded ground caused widespread tree and po…

Around 10 to 15 inches of rain fell over a three day period, causing the Black River at Kingstree to rise to a major flood. The river crested at 22.65 feet, beating the previous record crest in 1973 by nearly three feet. Several hundred homes were evacuated due to inundation. The…

A report came in of a tree down in roadway.

Large hardwood limbs blown down.

Numerous trees downed on Wild Turkey Road near Stuckey.

Numerous trees down around the Stuckey area.

Emergency Management reported numerous trees down near the Hemingway area.

Tree reported down on County Line Road (SC Hwy 41) near the intersection with Miracle Loop.

Tree reported down on Seaboard Rd between Lane and Trio.

Three to four inches of snow and sleet mix fell across Williamsburg county.

Tree down partially blocking Santee Road between Strong Road and Wee Tee Road.

Flooding reported along Santee Road in Williamsburg county south of Andrews.

Trees reported down on Mount Carmel Road.

Downed power lines were reported on Island Road.

Media relayed report via social media of golf ball size hail in the Barrineau community around 515 pm.

Tree down on power lines southeast of Kingstree along Millwood Road.

Large tree down on property along Birch Creek Rd. located approximately a half mile from intersection with NC-527/Thurgood Marshall Highway.

Tree down near the intersection of Rhodus Ave. and Santee Rd.

Wind gusts ranged from 45 to 55 mph across the county. These winds resulted in dozens of downed trees and power lines which led to a few thousand people losing power across the county. In addition, rainfall averaged 3 to 5 inches.

SC highway patrol reports tree down at Bradley Bay road and Dewey Cox road.

Two inches of snow measured in Cades, SC.

A tree was blown down on Indiantown Swamp Rd and SC-261.

Several trees were blown down adjacent to the intersection of US 521 and Boyd Rd.

Several trees down on Easler Hwy and Manning Hwy.

Tree down on County Line Rd between New Farm Rd and Pleasant Hill Drive.

Tree down on Bradley Bay Road.

The public reported quarter size hail near Lane, SC.

Quarter size hail was reported east of Lane, SC.

Penny size hail was reported.

Multiple trees were blown down west of Cades.

A tree was blown down at the intersection of US-521 and Seabrook Rd north of the Trio Community.

Trees were blocking Burgess Crossing Road.

Tree down on Hwy 521, at Taft Road.

A tree was reported down along U.S. 521 between Highway 377 and N Columbia Rd.

Snow began falling by afternoon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 6 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from four to isolated eight inch amounts. The low pressure responsible for the winter weather bombed off the east coast, dropping 24 millibars in twenty four hou…

An observer recorded 3.4 inches of rain in an hour.

Two trees were reportedly down on Hebron Rd. just south of the intersection with Delos Rd. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Two trees were reportedly down and blocking Old Georgetown Rd. near St Marys Unity Church. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Penny size hail was reported.

Roofs were reportedly blown off of two buildings on Circle Drive.

Widespread wind damage to include tree damage was reported across the town of Hemingway.

A large tree reportedly fell onto power lines on S Lee St.

A tree was reported down across Indiantown Rd. The time was estimated based on radar data.

A tree was reported down on Sumter Hwy. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Flood waters washed out a portion of roadway at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Dewey Cox Road near the Florence and Williamsburg County line.

Flood waters were reportedly rushing across several roads. A few structures were also impacted by the flood waters. The time was estimated.