South Carolina, 2025

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025 · NWS ILM · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

Storms advanced ahead of a cold front and an upper low leading to a few low end severe wind gusts over both land and marine environments.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

Storms advanced ahead of a cold front and an upper low leading to a few low end severe wind gusts over both land and marine environments.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:39 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamsburg

When
March 31, 5:40 PM EST
Where
Williamsburg County, 1.34 mi WNW of Taft
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.510, -79.800

Tree reported down on Seaboard Rd between Lane and Trio.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamsburg

When
March 31, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Williamsburg County, 2.41 mi ENE of Warsaw
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.510, -79.510

Tree reported down on County Line Road (SC Hwy 41) near the intersection with Miracle |Loop.

Thunderstorm Wind, Georgetown

When
March 31, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Georgetown County, 2.7 mi NW of Pleasant Grove
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.510, -79.510

Large tree blown down near Miracle Loop and County Line Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Georgetown

When
March 31, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Georgetown County, 0.69 mi N of Union Xrds
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.640, -79.420

A tree was down on Rose Hill Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Georgetown

When
March 31, 6:16 PM EST
Where
Georgetown County, 0.57 mi W of Pleasant Hill
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.680, -79.380

Tree reported down on Bullard Road near intersection with Pleasant Hill Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind, Horry

When
March 31, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Horry County, 1.5 mi NNW of Socastee
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.700, -79.010

Two 30-foot tall trees blown down on Breezewood Blvd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Horry

When
March 31, 6:46 PM EST
Where
Horry County, 0.69 mi N of Conway
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
33.840, -79.050

Multiple trees and large tree limbs down on 9th Avenue.

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.

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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: 1236988, 1236987, 1237007, 1237008, 1237009, 1237010, 1237012.