Flash Flood in South Carolina, July 13, 2000

Name: Flash Flood in South Carolina, July 13, 2000
Start: 2000-07-13T08:15
End: 2000-07-13T17:00
Location: South Carolina

July 13, 2000 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2.0 million
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 13:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Horry

When: July 13, 8:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Horry County, Socastee
Property damage: $2.0 million
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong slow moving thunderstorms inundated Horry county with rain. The flooding was first reported in Socastee, but quickly spread to Forestbrook and Garden City Beach. The heaviest activity occurred in Myrtle Beach, where 11.4 inches of rainfall was recorded from 5 am to 5 pm. Police reported several weather related accidents, with no injuries noted. Many yards were flooded. Many city streets and rural roads were closed due to standing water up to 2 feet deep, with reports of stalled and abandoned automobiles. Several businesses also closed shop due to water in their buildings. The pollution-laden storm water also caused state environment officials to issue a swim warning for the Horry county coast.

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, July 2000

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: 5162961.