South Carolina, 1999

Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 19, 1999

August 19, 1999 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
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.

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:38 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Horry

When
August 19, 2:40 PM EST
Where
Horry County, Wampee
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 22 year old man was struck by lightning and spent the night in the hospital before being released. Lightning also damaged a home in Juniper Bay, 7 miles west of Conway.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5714622.