Tropical Storm Florence - September 14-15, 2018

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GOES-E satellite (left) and WSR-88D radar (right) imagery of Florence affecting the Carolinas

Overview

Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, NC on September 14 as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph before stalling and then slowly moving generally southwest near the southern NC coast while weakening to a tropical storm near the SC border. The storm then tracked inland toward the Lowcountry before shifting more westerly into the Midlands north of the Santee River. Click here for a surface weather map from the Weather Prediction Center at 1200 UTC (8 AM EDT) on September 15 showing Tropical Storm Florence over northeastern SC. The storm brought heavy rain and tropical storm force wind gusts mainly across the Charleston tri-county region but no significant widespread impacts occurred. Check out our Post-Storm Report for more details.

Winds

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Rainfall

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Click on the map above to expand and for a list of rainfall reports.

Storm Surge/Inundation

No significant storm surge occurred along the southern SC/northern GA coasts directly from Florence since the storm stayed well north of the area. Click here for NOAA tide level data across the region and here for water level data collected by the USGS.

Damage Photos

Although there were a few reports of downed trees and some power outages around the Charleston area there was no widespread significant damage across southeast SC/GA.