Wildfire in South Carolina, March 13, 2013

Name: Wildfire in South Carolina, March 13, 2013
Start: 2013-03-13T16:00
End: 2013-03-13T18:00
Location: South Carolina

March 13, 2013 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A small brush fire spread into the Windsor Green complex in Carolina Forest, damaging numerous homes with injuries.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $12 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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.

A small brush fire spread into the Windsor Green complex in Carolina Forest, damaging numerous homes with injuries.

Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Inland Horry

When: March 13, 4:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Horry forecast zone
Property damage: $12 million
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A brush fire spread into the Windsor Green complex the afternoon of March 16th. The fire only burned 10-15 acres, however it destroyed 26 buildings, with 110 condo units destroyed. All of the units on Brite Water Court were destroyed, as were units on Twin Pond Court and Pond Shoals. Three police officers were treated for smoke inhalation. One fire fighter went into cardiac arrest but was revived and is doing well. At least 100 people were displaced, and the Red Cross set up a shelter.

What these are

Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, March 2013

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: 440919.