Thunderstorm Wind, Horry
- When
- May 14, 1:15 AM EST
- Where
- Horry County, Myrtle Beach to Springmaid Pier
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 14, 1995
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:12 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- May 14, 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Mountain Rest
- Coordinates
- 34.754, -83.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens
- When
- May 14, 10:50 AM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, Six Mile and to Central Communities
- Coordinates
- 34.888, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- May 14, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Anderson and to Vicinity
- Coordinates
- 34.519, -82.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A weakening multi-cell storm moved out of the mountains of western North Carolina into western upstate counties causing scattered wind damage. Trees and power lines were blown down causing scattered power outages.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 14, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, May 14, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 14, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 14, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 14, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 14, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 14, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 14, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 14, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 14, 1995
- Hail in Alabama, May 14, 1995
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 1995
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10347384, 10346855, 10346923, 10347026.