South Carolina, 2014

Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 11, 2014

June 11, 2014 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Lightning struck a new home in Little River SC. The ensuing fire caused significant damage.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$40,000
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.

Lightning struck a new home in Little River SC. The ensuing fire caused significant damage.

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:28 UTC.

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1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Horry

When
June 11, 8:30 PM EST
Where
Horry County, 1.48 mi WNW of Nixons Xrds
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
33.855, -78.675

Lightning struck a house on Toney Drive in Little River SC. The ensuing fire caused significant damage as the second floor fully involved when the firefighters arrived. No one was in the house at the time of the fire.

What these are

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 530607.