401
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
21
Direct injuries
$4.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Horry County, South Carolina: 401 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #206 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Horry County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Horry County is the 2010s, when 125 of the county's 401 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Horry County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.3% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #206 for this hazard and #15 within South Carolina, putting it in the 93.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Horry County with 95 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1986 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 | |
| Aug 11, 2007 | GREEN SEA | 95 | 0 | 7 | $1.0M |
| Jul 28, 2014 | LUNDY XRDS | 65 | 0 | 6 | $25K |
| Mar 21, 1999 | MYRTLE BEACH | 75 | 0 | 2 | $175K |
| Sep 12, 1997 | MYRTLE BEACH | 0 | 0 | 2 | $500K |
| May 19, 1995 | Socastee | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | CONWAY | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 8, 2026 | HOMEWOOD | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 8, 2026 | CONWAY | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | MYRTLE RIDGE | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | MYRTLE RIDGE | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | (MYR)MYRTLE BEACH AF | 64 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | PLAYCARDS | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | HOMEWOOD | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KNOTTY BRANCH | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | WHITE OAK | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Horry County
- Hail 342
- Flash Flood 105
- Tornado 60
- Lightning 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Myrtle Beach trees and limbs down near Waccamaw Pottery on U.S. 501. Several large signs (24'x 26') blown down, some shingles removed, and a mobile home heavily damaged. Damage estimated $75,000. Five hundred power outages reported in Horry County.
Wind from a severe thunderstorm blew out windows at Wyndham Myrtle Beach Resort and overturned 4 trailers in a Briarcliffe RV park, injuring two people. At a car lot, 29 cars had windows blown out. Hail was marble size. Power outages extended from the Briarcliffe area to North Myrtle Beach.
Strong thunderstorm winds completely destroyed a mobile home, singnificantly damaged another, and cause minor damage to a third. A tree was blown down on a truck, and windows were blown out of a home. There were no injuries reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Horry County, South Carolina?
401 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Horry County between 1956 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Horry County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Horry County measured 95.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Horry County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Horry County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/horry-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.