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ACUS72 KILM 030842
PSHILM
POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE IAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
442 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2022
NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES
AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE.
THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS
WERE IN EFFECT...OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH IAN
OR ITS REMNANTS WAS AFFECTING THE AREA.
COUNTIES INCLUDED...BLADEN...BRUNSWICK...COLUMBUS...DARLINGTON...
DILLON...FLORENCE...GEORGETOWN...HORRY...MARION...MARLBORO...
NEW HANOVER...PENDER...ROBESON...WILLIAMSBURG
A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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KCRE-NORTH MYRTLE BEACH/GRAND STRAND SC
33.81 -78.72 985.3 30/1953 150/032 30/1948 160/050 30/2030
KILM-WILMINGTON NC
34.28 -77.92 995.7 30/2053 030/030 30/1553 120/044 30/2010
KFLO-FLORENCE REGNL SC
34.19 -79.72 992.1 30/2053 010/031 30/1841 010/044 30/1839
KGGE-GEORGETOWN SC
33.31 -79.32 982.4 30/1835 010/033 30/1455 010/048 30/1455
KLBT-LUMBERTON MUNI NC
34.61 -79.06 990.3 30/2256 030/031 30/2103 020/041 30/2109
KCPC-WHITEVILLE/COLUMBUS CO MUNI NC
34.28 -78.71 989.8 30/2115 140/029 30/2155 110/041 30/2055
KEYF-ELIZABETHTOWN/C L BROWN JR FLD NC
34.60 -78.58 998.6 30/1755 I 020/018 30/1715 I 020/043 30/1715
KUDG-DARLINGTON CO JETPORT SC
34.45 -79.89 995.2 30/2156 350/026 30/2139 020/037 30/1719
KSUT-SOUTHPORT/BRUNSWICK CO NC
33.93 -78.07 993.6 30/1915 160/027 30/2015 170/045 30/2055
KHYW-CONWAY SC
33.83 -79.12 981.7 30/2015 010/029 30/1415 010/044 30/1535
KBBP-BENNETTSVILLE SC
34.62 -79.73 1000.0 30/1815 I 360/022 30/1555 I 360/036 30/1735
KMAO-MARION SC
34.18 -79.33 986.8 30/2115 020/034 30/1615 010/049 30/1755
KCKI-KINGSTREE SC
33.72 -79.86 995.3 30/1815 I 340/018 30/1815 I 010/028 30/1555
KHVS-HARTSVILLE SC
34.40 -80.12 996.6 30/2315 010/019 30/1635 010/034 30/1815
KMYR-MYRTLE BEACH AFB SC
33.69 -78.93 988.8 30/1800 I 020/029 30/1350 I 020/042 30/1529
REMARKS: POWER/COMMUNICATION FAILURES AT ELIZABETHTOWN, NC;
BENNETTSVILLE, SC; KINGSTREE, SC; AND MYRTLE BEACH, SC PREVENTED A
FULL SET OF OBSERVATIONS DURING THE STORM.
NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH FIRE STATION 1-OCEAN DRIVE SC
33.83 -78.69 985.4 30/1844 999/999 140/051 30/1934
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH FIRE STATION 2-CHERRY GROVE SC
33.83 -78.64 986.5 30/1939 999/999 140/053 30/1859
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH FIRE STATION 3-WINDY HILL SC
33.80 -78.72 984.1 30/1937 999/999 140/049 30/1932
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH FIRE STATION4-TIDEWATER SC
33.85 -78.61 987.1 30/1945 999/999 150/036 30/2001
KNCSOUTH1-SOUTHPORT-CAPE FEAR PILOTS OFFICE NC
33.92 -78.02 992.2 30/2015 999/999 120/057 30/1857
KNCSUNSE6-SUNSET BEACH NC
33.87 -78.51 988.1 30/1959 999/999 150/063 30/1934
KNCCALAB5-CALABASH TOWN HALL NC
33.89 -78.57 989.2 30/1958 999/999 160/046 30/1948
KNCOCEAN25-OCEAN ISLE BEACH 3 NW NC
33.92 -78.47 987.8 30/1959 999/999 180/037 30/2029
KSCLORIS4-LORIS 2 NW SC
34.07 -79.91 984.8 30/2045 999/999 050/038 30/1610
KSCLORIS1-LORIS-FARM AT FOX BAY SC
34.07 -78.87 985.4 30/2054 999/999 130/042 30/2039
WHITEVILLE-NC ECONET NC
34.41 -78.79 110/032 30/2115 100/041 30/2123
CASTLE HAYNE-NC ECONET NC
34.32 -77.92 160/026 30/2113 160/037 30/2113
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH FIRE STATION 5-BAREFOOT SC
33.81 -78.74 984.1 30/1935 999/999 140/050 30/1944
B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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41013-FRYING PAN SHOALS NC BUOY
33.44 -77.73 995.0 30/1820 130/039 30/1630 130/054 30/1630
JMPN7-JOHNNY MERCER PIER WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH NC
34.21 -77.79 995.0 30/2048 150/044 30/2130 150/052 30/2130
41038-BUOY 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
34.10 -77.70 996.6 30/2123 080/045 30/1123 160/054 30/1953
41037-BUOY 27 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH NC
33.99 -77.36 996.0 30/1908 050/039 30/0808 050/054 30/0808
41024-SUNSET NEARSHORE BUOY
33.85 -78.48 987.4 30/1938 160/039 30/1953 160/064 30/1953
NIWS1-NORTH INLET WINYAH BAY
33.35 -79.19 981.0 30/1845 070/038 30/1715 020/051 30/1615
MROS1-SPRINGMAID PIER
33.66 -78.92 980.9 30/1918 110/043 30/1824 110/053 30/1836
FRYING PAN TOWER (PRIVATELY OWNED)
33.49 -77.59 993.6 30/1844 999/999 170/079 30/2117
26/
MYRTLE BEACH-APACHE PIER
33.76 -78.78 981.7 30/1945 160/052 30/1945 999/999
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH-CHERRY GROVE PIER
33.83 -78.63 985.4 30/1945 110/050 30/1930 999/999
REMARKS:
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0000 UTC SEP 30 UNTIL 0000 UTC OCT 01
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CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL
LAT LON (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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13 NW GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN SC-GT-44 5.96
33.52 -79.43
6 NNE PAWLEYS ISLAND GEORGETOWN SC-GT-9 5.43
33.49 -79.08
MULLINS NWS COOP MARION MULS1 5.33
34.19 -79.25
2 NE MURRELLS INLET GEORGETOWN SC-GT-11 4.97
33.57 -79.03
2 N MURRELLS INLET HORRY SC-HR-63 4.96
33.58 -79.04
2 NNE MURRELLS INLET HORRY SC-HR-122 4.96
33.58 -79.04
9 WSW MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-140 4.86
33.63 -79.03
1 NNE MURRELLS INLET GEORGETOWN SC-GT-19 4.84
33.57 -79.04
7 SSW DARLINGTON DARLINGTON SC-DR-4 4.80
34.20 -78.91
10 NW KINGSTREE WILLIAMSBURG SC-WL-4 4.76
33.74 -79.96
6 NW ELIZABETHTOWN BLADEN NC-BD-2 4.75
34.68 -78.69
5 WNW MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-46 4.75
33.73 -78.97
7 NNW MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-75 4.68
33.79 -78.96
WINYAH BAY NORTH INLET GEORGETOWN NIWS1 4.66
33.35 -79.19
5 WNW LITTLE RIVER HORRY SC-HR-137 4.60
33.91 -78.70
3 WNW PAWLEYS ISLAND GEORGETOWN SC-GT-36 4.43
33.44 -79.17
6 W FLORENCE FLORENCE SC-FL-24 4.42
34.17 -79.89
8 WNW MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-67 4.31
33.74 -79.02
8 NW KINGSTREE WILLIAMSBURG SC-WL-2 4.26
33.74 -79.93
DARLINGTON JETPORT DARLINGTON KUDG 4.20
33.45 -79.89
ANDREWS NWS COOP GEORGETOWN ADWS1 4.20
33.44 -79.57
1 NW LONGS HORRY SC-HR-65 4.14
33.95 -78.75
9 WSW MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-66 4.11
33.62 -79.03
MARION RAWS MARION MRWS1 4.06
34.19 -79.34
4 NW DILLON DILLON SC-DL-4 4.04
34.46 -79.41
2 ENE MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-64 4.03
33.72 -78.86
FLORENCE AIRPORT FLORENCE KFLO 4.00
34.19 -79.72
6 W SOUTHPORT BRUNSWICK NC-BR-13 3.98
33.94 -78.12
LUMBERTON RAWS ROBESON LBRN7 3.92
34.63 -79.03
3 NNW SOUTHPORT BRUNSWICK NC-BR-61 3.85
33.96 -78.04
7 SE WILMINGTON NWS COOP NEW HANOVER WLMN7 3.84
34.14 -77.88
HORRY RAWS HORRY HRAS1 3.83
33.94 -79.08
1 NE SOUTHPORT BRUNSWICK NC-BR-53 3.82
33.93 -78.01
1 NE SOUTHPORT BRUNSWICK NC-BR-14 3.78
33.93 -78.01
SUNSET BEACH BRIDGE BRUNSWICK WHIT 3.77
33.88 -78.51
SUNNY POINT RAWS BRUNSWICK SUNN7 3.73
34.00 -77.96
2 W PAWLEYS ISLAND GEORGETOWN SC-GT-33 3.71
33.42 -79.16
10 NE MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-138 3.70
33.79 -78.76
TURNBULL CREEK RAWS BLADEN TURN7 3.70
34.68 -78.58
DARLINGTON NWS COOP DARLINGTON DLGS1 3.65
34.29 -79.88
MYRTLE BEACH NWS COOP HORRY MYBS1 3.65
33.75 -78.82
1 NNW SOUTHPORT BRUNSWICK NC-BR-99 3.58
33.94 -78.03
1 NE SURFSIDE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-39 3.58
33.62 -78.97
4 SE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-102 3.57
34.17 -77.87
10 S WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-93 3.55
34.06 -77.90
2 NE CAROLINA SHORES BRUNSWICK NC-BR-104 3.54
33.92 -78.56
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH AIRPO HORRY KCRE 3.53
33.81 -78.72
3 ENE WRIGHTSBORO NEW HANOVER NC-NH-88 3.52
34.30 -77.88
9 WSW MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-119 3.50
33.64 -79.03
3 SE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-82 3.47
34.18 -77.88
LUMBERTON AIRPORT ROBESON KLBT 3.47
34.61 -79.06
1 ESE LITTLE RIVER HORRY SC-HR-124 3.46
33.87 -78.62
3 NW CALABASH BRUNSWICK NC-BR-109 3.45
33.93 -78.61
7 NE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-106 3.45
34.26 -77.82
LONGWOOD NWS COOP BRUNSWICK LNGN7 3.45
34.01 -78.55
1 N CAROLINA BEACH NEW HANOVER NC-NH-62 3.44
34.05 -77.90
CADES NWS COOP WILLIAMSBURG CADS1 3.43
33.81 -79.86
1 NNW WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-91 3.40
34.22 -77.91
SUPPLY RAWS BRUNSWICK NATN7 3.40
34.05 -78.29
2 NW HARTSVILLE DARLINGTON SC-DR-7 3.38
34.39 -80.10
7 W SOUTHPORT BRUNSWICK NC-BR-102 3.37
33.94 -78.14
6 WNW LELAND BRUNSWICK NC-BR-101 3.36
34.28 -78.09
7 NE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-81 3.28
34.27 -77.81
8 ENE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-10 3.27
34.25 -77.81
0 SSW YAUPON BEACH BRUNSWICK NC-BR-82 3.26
33.90 -78.08
HARTSVILLE NWS COOP DARLINGTON HARS1 3.26
34.40 -80.05
6 SSW BOLIVIA BRUNSWICK NC-BR-96 3.20
33.99 -78.20
4 S WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-66 3.20
34.16 -77.92
1 SE BENNETTSVILLE MARLBORO SC-MB-2 3.18
34.62 -79.67
3 N CALABASH BRUNSWICK NC-BR-105 3.17
33.94 -78.58
4 SE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-95 3.17
34.17 -77.85
MASONBORO ISLAND NEW HANOVER NOXN7 3.11
34.16 -77.85
2 WNW CALABASH BRUNSWICK NC-BR-106 3.10
33.91 -78.61
2 WNW CLIO MARLBORO SC-MB-11 3.10
34.59 -79.57
1 SSW CLARKTON BLADEN NC-BD-18 3.09
34.47 -78.66
7 NE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-68 3.08
34.28 -77.81
2 E OAK ISLAND BRUNSWICK NC-BR-35 3.07
33.92 -78.12
1 NE SILVER LAKE NEW HANOVER NC-NH-90 3.04
34.16 -77.93
6 NNE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-97 3.02
34.30 -77.88
WILMINGTON AIRPORT NEW HANOVER KILM 3.00
34.28 -77.92
2 W TOPSAIL BEACH PENDER NC-PD-28 2.99
34.38 -77.67
SOUTHPORT AIRPORT BRUNSWICK KSUT 2.97
33.93 -78.07
9 WNW LELAND BRUNSWICK NC-BR-110 2.90
34.29 -78.15
8 SW BOLIVIA BRUNSWICK NC-BR-45 2.89
33.96 -78.23
5 WSW HARTSVILLE DARLINGTON SC-DR-20 2.89
34.35 -80.17
8 SW BOLIVIA BRUNSWICK NC-BR-71 2.85
34.00 -78.25
4 WNW SOUTHPORT BRUNSWICK NC-BR-107 2.78
33.95 -78.08
1 ENE OAK ISLAND BRUNSWICK NC-BR-56 2.75
33.92 -78.15
4 WNW HAMPSTEAD PENDER NC-PD-31 2.75
34.39 -77.78
3 ESE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-99 2.72
34.19 -77.87
3 NE SUNSET BEACH BRUNSWICK NC-BR-90 2.71
33.90 -78.48
3 NE EVERGREEN COLUMBUS NC-CL-21 2.65
34.44 -78.85
8 SW BOLIVIA BRUNSWICK NC-BR-73 2.64
33.99 -78.24
2 NE LONG BEACH BRUNSWICK NC-BR-93 2.64
33.94 -78.13
1 ESE HAMPSTEAD PENDER NC-PD-29 2.60
34.36 -77.69
1 WNW LELAND BRUNSWICK NC-BR-98 2.55
34.25 -78.03
5 NNW MYRTLE BEACH HORRY SC-HR-20 2.54
33.77 -78.91
2 WNW SUNSET BEACH BRUNSWICK NC-BR-6 2.53
33.88 -78.54
4 WSW HARTSVILLE DARLINGTON SC-DR-38 2.53
34.35 -80.14
0 NE BURGAW PENDER NC-PD-22 2.51
34.55 -77.92
10 NE WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC-NH-77 2.33
34.29 -77.77
BACK ISLAND RAWS PENDER BKIN7 1.90
34.53 -77.72
WHITEVILLE NC ECONET COLUMBUS WHIT 3.34
34.41 -78.79
CASTLE HAYNE NC ECONET NEW HANOVER CAST 2.92
34.32 -77.92
D. INLAND FLOODING...
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HORRY...RISING STORM SURGE PLUS HEAVY RAINFALL LED TO A COMBINATION
OF FRESHWATER AND SALTWATER FLOODING IN SOME STREETS IN GARDEN CITY
DURING THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 30.
GEORGETOWN...RISING STORM SURGE PLUS HEAVY RAINFALL LED TO A
COMBINATION OF FRESHWATER AND SALTWATER FLOODING IN PAWLEYS ISLAND
DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 30.
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E. MAXIMUM OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (WL)...
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ID CITY/TOWN COUNTY STATE WL DATUM DATE/ SOURCE
OR LOCATION (FT) TIME
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MROS1 SPRINGMAID PIER HORRY SC 5.17 MHHW 30/1736 NOS
33.6550 -78.9183
WLON7 WILMINGTON NEW HANOVER NC 2.98 MHHW 30/2000 NOS
34.2275 -77.9536
JMPN7 WRIGHTSVILLE BE NEW HANOVER NC 3.55 MHHW 30/1700 NOS
34.2133 -77.7865
REMARKS: CALCULATED STORM SURGE TIDAL ANOMALIES WERE +4.18 FEET AT
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, +6.42 FEET AT MYRTLE BEACH, AND +5.06 FEET ON
THE CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON
F. TORNADOES...
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(DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE
LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL) TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN)
DESCRIPTION
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HOLDEN BEACH BRUNSWICK 30/1627 -
33.91 -78.30
A TRAINED SPOTTER AND MULTIPLE OTHER PEOPLE REPORTED A TORNADO
LOFTING INSULATION AND DEBRIS INTO THE AIR.
G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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GEORGETOWN 0 0 0
IN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN STORM SURGE FLOODING AFFECTED FRONT STREET
AND THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. VIDEO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWED
WATER COVERING THE ROAD AND ENTERING STOREFRONTS. ON PAWLEYS ISLAND,
NORTH CAUSEWAY ROAD WAS COVERED IN SEVERAL FEET OF WATER WITH
WIND-DRIVEN WAVES ON TOP. BOTH MYRTLE AVE AND ATLANTIC AVE ON THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF PAWLEYS ISLAND WERE FLOODED. WATER ENTERED THE
FIRST FLOORS OF MULTIPLE HOMES. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED
TO RESCUE PEOPLE AND PETS SURROUNDED BY RISING STORM SURGE. ON THE
SOUTH END OF PAWLEYS ISLAND, STORM SURGE WAS TERMED 'CATASTROPHIC'
IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. A LARGE PORTION OF
PAWLEYS ISLAND PIER COLLAPSED DURING THE STORM. IN NORTHERN
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, STORM SURGE FLOODING IN MURRELLS INLET FLOODED
THE MARSHWALK AND MARINA AREA. PORTIONS OF THE MARSHWALK PIERS WERE
DAMAGED. IN LITCHFIELD BEACH FLOODING SURROUNDED THE LITCHFIELD INN
HOTEL DURING HIGH TIDE. SEVERE EROSION CUT SIX FOOT HIGH CLIFFS INTO
THE BEACHES. STRONG WINDS PUSHED TREES ACROSS POWER LINES ALL ACROSS
GEORGETOWN COUNTY.
HORRY 0 0 0
IN GARDEN CITY BEACH, THE STORM SURGE BREACHED THE DUNES AND FLOODED
PARKING LOTS AND STREETS. VIDEO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWED
VEHICLES FLOODED BY SEVERAL FEET OF MOVING WATER. DEBRIS LINES AFTER
THE STORM WERE NOTED APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR IN THE
FIRST FLOOR OF SOME BEACHFRONT HOMES. UPWARDS OF THREE FEET OF SAND
WAS DEPOSITED ONTO SOUTH WACCAMAW DRIVE IN GARDEN CITY. IAN'S SURGE
COMPLETELY REMOVED SAND DUNES FROM THE BEACHES IN GARDEN CITY AND
SURFSIDE BEACH. SEVERE EROSION WAS ALSO NOTED IN MYRTLE BEACH WHERE
SIX FOOT TALL CLIFFS WERE ERODED INTO THE BEACH. STORM SURGE
FLOODING ENTERED A LARGE AMUSEMENT PARK IN MYRTLE BEACH. APACHE PIER
AND SECOND AVENUE PIER WERE BOTH DAMAGED. CREWS WERE RESCUED BY
COAST GUARD HELICOPTERS FROM A COMMERCIAL SHRIMP BOAT JUST OFF
MYRTLE BEACH THAT SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE. THE VESSEL RAN AGROUND ON
THE BEACH DURING THE STORM. IN NORTHERN HORRY COUNTY, STORM SURGE
FLOODING AFFECTED NORTH MYRTLE BEACH AND CHERRY GROVE BEACH. PHOTOS
SHARED BY LOCAL MEDIA SHOWED NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS FLOODED FOR BLOCKS
WITH WATER AS MUCH AS THREE OR FOUR FEET DEEP IN SOME LOCATIONS.
PORTIONS OF MAIN STREET, NORTH OCEAN BLVD, AND SEA MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. A SECTION OF THE CHERRY GROVE PIER
COLLAPSED DURING THE STORM. OVER 60,000 ELECTRICAL CUSTOMERS LOST
POWER DURING THE STORM IN HORRY COUNTY. WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 75 MPH
KNOCKED DOWN A NUMBER OF TREES ACROSS THE COUNTY. SEVERAL BEACHFRONT
HOTELS SUFFERED SIDING, ROOFING, AND FACADE DAMAGE FROM THE WINDS.
THE DEGREE OF WIND DAMAGE APPEARED WORSE IN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH THAN
AT POINTS FARTHER SOUTH.
BRUNSWICK 0 0 0
WATER ROSE ONTO NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS IN OCEAN ISLE BEACH DURING HIGH
TIDE. SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS SHARED AROUND NOON ON SEPTEMBER 30
INDICATED FLOODING WAS MINOR, BUT LATER PHOTOS SHOWED WATER ONE TO
TWO FEET DEEP ENTERING GARAGES AND FIRST FLOORS OF SOME BEACHFRONT
HOMES. OAK ISLAND SUFFERED MAINLY SHALLOW FLOODING ALONG STREETS AND
AROUND BEACH HOMES. DUNES REMAINED INTACT, ALTHOUGH OCEAN WATER
POURED THROUGH BEACH ACCESSES DURING HIGH TIDE. ON BALD HEAD ISLAND,
LARGE WAVES AND STORM SURGE BREACHED A PORTION OF THE ISLAND'S DUNES
LEADING TO FLOODING. SUNSET BLVD, THE ONLY ACCESS TO SUNSET BEACH
ACROSS THE MARSH, WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING DURING IAN'S STORM
SURGE. VIDEO SHARED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOWED WATER SWIFTLY
FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD SURFACE. THE ISLAND'S DUNES REMAINED INTACT
THROUGH THE STORM, BUT SUFFERED CONSIDERABLE EROSION ALONG THEIR
FRONT EDGE. STRONG WINDS MEASURED OVER 70 MPH IN GUSTS BLEW DOWN A
NUMBER OF TREES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
NEW HANOVER 0 0 0
STORM SURGE FLOODING CLOSED ROADS IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH AND CAROLINA
BEACH. SOME NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS EAST OF GREENVILLE LOOP ROAD IN
WILMINGTON WERE COVERED WITH WATER AND IMPASSIBLE DURING THE WORST
OF THE SURGE. FLOOD SENSORS OPERATED BY UNC'S SUNNY DAY FLOOD
PROJECT RECORDED OVER THREE FEET OF WATER COVERED CANAL DRIVE IN
CAROLINA BEACH, WITH FLOODING CONTINUING FOR NINE HOURS AT THIS
LOCATION. A SEPARATE AREA OF STORM SURGE FLOODING DEVELOPED ALONG
THE CAPE FEAR RIVER LATER IN THE AFTERNOON ON SEPTEMBER 30. ALMOST
TWO FEET OF WATER COVERED WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON IN
FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE. FLOODING ALSO DEVELOPED ON PORTIONS OF
SOUTH FRONT STREET NEAR THE STATE PORT. WIND GUSTS MEASURED AS HIGH
AS 50 MPH IN WILMINGTON AND 60 MPH IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BLEW DOWN A
FEW TREES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
COLUMBUS 0 0 0
LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED ALMOST 3,000 CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
DUE TO POWER LINE DAMAGE DURING HURRICANE IAN. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY, INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO THAT FELL ON
HOMES.
DARLINGTON 0 0 0
WIND GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH BLEW A FEW TREES DOWN
FLORENCE 0 0 0
WIND GUSTS MEASURED AS HIGH AS 52 MPH AT THE FLORENCE AIRPORT BLEW
SCATTERED TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. THIS RESULTED IN SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES. A LARGE OAK FELL AND DAMAGED A VEHICLE ON GREGG
AVENUE IN FLORENCE.
MARION 0 0 0
A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN, BUT OTHERWISE LITTLE
IMPACT WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY.
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LEGEND:
I-INCOMPLETE DATA
E-ESTIMATED
ARMSTRONG