Severe Thunderstorms on April 5, 2022

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SPC Severe Weather Reports for April 5, 2022

A compact area of low pressure moved across the Southeast on Tuesday April 5, 2022, producing a swath of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes from Mississippi to the Carolinas.

Across northeastern South Carolina, rain began falling between 2 and 4 pm Tuesday afternoon. Embedded thunderstorms soon developed and became severe shortly before 6 pm with damage reported to trees in the Oats community of Darlington County.

Thunderstorms organized into a line and produced strong winds with multiple reports of damage to trees across the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions. A tornado developed in southeastern Marion County, causing damage to trees and a few structures along Bay Road east of Highway 908. The tornado tracked across the county line into Horry County near Gallivants Ferry, lifting the roof of a porch and damaging a parked vehicle. Along the coast wind gusts were measured as high as 59 mph in Little River, SC; 64 mph in Federal Point, NC; and 73 mph at the entrance to Winyah Bay, SC.

Storms exited the Cape Fear area by 11 pm, but not before dropping widespread rainfall totals in excess of one inch -- welcome rain as moderate drought conditions continue near the coast. Localized rainfall totals reached 3 inches near Darlington, SC.

Detailed List of Rainfall Amounts for April 5, 2022

Radar reflectivity loop for the afternoon and evening of April 5, 2022. Tornado warnings are shown as red polygons; severe thunderstorm warnings as yellow; and special marine warnings as blue.

Infrared satellite loop for the afternoon and evening of April 5, 2022. Thunderstorms are associated with the higher, colder clouds shown by yellow and orange. Lightning strikes are indicated as white.

Below are storm reports gathered by the National Weather Service in Wilmington, NC. For storm damage information from other portions of South Carolina, please check the latest information from offices in Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville-Spartanburg.

Time EDT	Location	County, State	Report
5:49 pm	2 mi. NNW Oats	Darlington, SC	Tree down at Indian Branch Rd and Wesley Chapel Rd.
7:55 pm	11 mi. NW Conway	Horry, SC	Trees down on Pee Dee Rd near Clay Hill Rd, and Juniper Bay Rd near Dog Bluff
7:55 pm	8 mi. S Gallivants Ferry	Horry, SC	A tornado blew the roof of a porch off onto nearby parked vehicle on Gunters Island Rd.
8:10 pm	7 mi. E Cades	Williamsburg, SC	Tree down on Bradley Bay Rd. and Dewey Cox Rd.
8:24 pm	Springmaid Pier in Myrtle Beach	Horry, SC	Measured wind gust to 41 mph
8:30 pm	1 mi. E Gresham	Marion, SC	Tree down on Highway 9 at Snow Ct.
8:49 pm	Winyah Bay Entrance	Georgetown, SC	Measured wind gust to 73 mph at 50 foot elevation
9:00 pm	3 mi. SSW Socastee	Horry, SC	Tree down at Knollwood Dr. and Edgewood Dr.
9:25 pm	Little River	Horry, SC	Measured wind gust to 59 mph
10:18 pm	Federal Point	New Hanover, NC	Measured wind gust to 64 mph at 50 foot elevation
10:30 pm	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	offshore	Measured wind gust to 51 mph