South Carolina, 2018

Flooding in South Carolina, December 30, 2018

December 30, 2018 · NWS ILM · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A stationary boundary produced slow moving showers with flooding.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 stationary boundary produced slow moving showers with flooding.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 30, 9:19 AM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 9:19 AM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 2:58 AM EST, 7 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
258 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018

NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-054>056-058-059-
310800-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender-
Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-
Coastal Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-
Williamsburg-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown-
Central Horry-Northern Horry-
258 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

AMZ250-252-254-256-310800-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
258 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Sea fog may develop Monday night into Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Georgetown

When
December 30, 10:36 AM EST to 12:30 PM EST
Where
Georgetown County, 1.12 mi SSW of North Santee to 1.21 mi SSW of North Santee
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.216, -79.389

Flooding was reported on Crow Hill Drive.

Flood, Georgetown

When
December 30, 10:38 AM EST to 12:45 PM EST
Where
Georgetown County, 3.2 mi WNW of North Santee to 3.03 mi WNW of North Santee
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.250, -79.430

An elevated house was completely surrounded by water from locally heavy rain that fell into the North Santee River basin.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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

The same day elsewhere

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 798671, 798673.