South Carolina, 1998Flash Flooding in South Carolina, August 20, 1998
August 20, 1998 · NWS ILM · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Flash Flood, Horry
- When
- August 20, 12:45 AM EST to 2:45 AM EST
- Where
- Horry County, Surfside Beach
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains measured 4 to 6 inches in 3 hours, causing widespread flooding of roadways. Water entered some homes.
Flash Flood, Georgetown
- When
- August 20, 1:50 AM EST to 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.413, -79.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains from slow moving thunderstorms measuring 3 to 5 inches caused overflowing ditches and flooding along roadways.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Utah, August 20, 19986 injured · $12,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 20, 1998$365,000 · 69 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, August 20, 1998$225,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1998$70,000 · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, August 20, 1998$75,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1998$65,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 20, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 20, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Montana, August 20, 19981 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Montana, August 20, 19982 events
- Hail in Kansas, August 20, 19980.75 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Illinois, August 20, 1998$2,000 · 2 events
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: 5664213, 5664214.