Thunderstorm Wind, Horry
- When
- March 7, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Horry County, Socastee
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -79.000
Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 7, 1996
Trees were snapped and power lines downed along SC Highway 544 near The Witch Golf Links. A tree fell on a mobile home and a house roof was damaged.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
Trees were snapped and power lines downed along SC Highway 544 near The Witch Golf Links. A tree fell on a mobile home and a house roof was damaged.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 1996
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, March 1996
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5548235.