Afternoon and evening rains measured 2 to 4 inches, flooding many roads near the coast. Flooding restricted travel through 21:30.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
Afternoon and evening rains measured 2 to 4 inches, flooding many roads near the coast. Flooding restricted travel through 21:30.
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains during the afternoon and evening measured 4-6 inches along the coast, 2-4 inches inland past 10 miles, causing extensive flooding.
Afternoon and evening rains measured 3 to 5 inches within 10 miles of the coast and less than 3 inches inland. Extensive flooding of roads and houses. The Waccamaw river rose from one foot, to 2 feet above flood stage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, February 1998
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: 5634412, 5634413.