Aug 27, 1996
Up to 8 inches of rain began falling during the late afternoon from coastal thunderstorms. Standing water 4 feet deep in the Woodlake Village and Jamestown communities of Surfside Beach forced a boat rescue from a house. Also, lightning did damage to homes and caused scattered power outages.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5573507). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Horry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.