South Carolina, 2005

Rip Current in South Carolina, July 23, 2005

July 23, 2005 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
2
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.

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Event by event

1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, Horry

When
July 23, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Horry County, Myrtle Beach
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two people drowned from rip currents at Myrtle Beach. One drowned near 11th Ave. , and the other near 17th Ave.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Rip Current, Horry2005-07-2311MaleIn WaterDirect
Rip Current, Horry2005-07-2335MaleIn WaterDirect

What these are

Rip Current
A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.

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

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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: 5470808.