South Carolina, 2018Flooding 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.
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- Heat and drought
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- 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.
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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</html>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.
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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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.