Thunderstorm Wind, Florence
- When
- July 11, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, 3 mi E of Florence
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -79.718
A large tree fell on a house.
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 11, 2007
A pre-frontal trough, very unstable air, and an upper air disturbance moving east all combined to produce tornadoes and microbursts across a large portion of northeast South Carolina.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $76,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
A pre-frontal trough, very unstable air, and an upper air disturbance moving east all combined to produce tornadoes and microbursts across a large portion of northeast South Carolina.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:06 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Florence
- When
- July 11, 4:14 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, 4 mi W of Coward to 3 mi W of Coward
- Rating
- EF1
- Path length
- 0.87 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 33.970, -79.820
National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded an EF1 Tornado with winds around 100 mph caused spotty damage along a path 1500 yards long and 30 yards wide between Old Number 4 Highway and McAllister Mill Road. Softwood trees were snapped. Chicken and animal pens were damaged and one hen died. One heavy shed was tossed. Tree debris caused minor roof and siding damage to three mobile homes. One brick home had a window blown out and sustained minor roof damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- July 11, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Marion
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -79.400
Power lines were blown down along Main Street. Numerous power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamsburg
- When
- July 11, 4:55 PM EST to 4:58 PM EST
- Where
- Williamsburg County, 2 mi NW of Kingstree
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 33.691, -79.855
A storm survey concluded straight line winds peeled back the roofing on three small and open hangers. A small Cesna plane was tipped onto one wing. A cotton trailer was overturned. Trees were also blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Georgetown
- When
- July 11, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Georgetown County, 1 mi NW of Rose Hill
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.610, -79.412
Several trees were blown down on SSR 6.
Thunderstorm Wind, Florence
- When
- July 11, 5:17 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, Pamplico
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -79.570
A large tree was down on a power line, knocking out power to 800 customers.
Thunderstorm Wind, Florence
- When
- July 11, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, Johnsonville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -79.450
A large tree was blown down on Pine Street.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- July 11, 5:27 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Britton Neck
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -79.330
A large tree limb fell on a power line, knocking out power to 34 customers.
Tornado, Horry
- When
- July 11, 5:40 PM EST to 5:41 PM EST
- Where
- Horry County, 1.96 mi WNW of Mary to 1.91 mi WNW of Mary
- Rating
- EF1
- Path length
- 0.06 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 33.882, -79.131
A storm survey concluded an EF1 Tornado with winds between 100 and 110 mph caused damage along a path 100 yards long and 10 yards wide on D Street, just off of US Highway 501. Damage was very localized. A few softwood trees were snapped at the trunk, and a large oak tree was heavily damaged. A house lost siding and had one broken window, and its well house was tossed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Horry
- When
- July 11, 5:45 PM EST to 5:48 PM EST
- Where
- Horry County, 5 mi NW of Myrtle Beach
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 33.751, -78.942
Survey concluded straight line winds of around 80 mph caused spotty damage along a path 500 yards long ad 60 yards wide in the Emerald Lakes subdivision, just off of US Highway 501. Tops of softwood trees were snapped. Damage to several homes included roofing, windows and siding.
Thunderstorm Wind, Georgetown
- When
- July 11, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -79.050
Wind felled a light pole onto a car along US Highway 701.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 51015, 51020, 51024, 51026, 51028, 51029, 51030, 51031, 51033, 51037, 51041.