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Flood in Horry County, South Carolina
139 floods and flash floods events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Horry County, South Carolina, has 139 flood events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 21 different years.
October is the busiest month, with 36 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 116 events against 23 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 5.4% of the 2,557 flood events recorded in South Carolina; its 12.3 per 100 square miles compares with 8.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 4 deaths in the county to floods and flash floods.
Compared with South Carolina
| Measure | Horry County | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events since 1950 | 139 | 2,557 | 183,559 |
| Per 100 square miles | 12.3 | 8.5 | 5.2 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| Deaths recorded | 4 | 31 | 2,961 |
| Busiest month | October | August | June |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
3Mar
1Apr
0May
8Jun
6Jul
23Aug
35Sep
18Oct
36Nov
1Dec
7
Recorded events
All 139 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2020 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2020 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2020 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2019 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2019 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2019 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2018 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | 2 | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2018 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2018 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flood | — | $10M | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2015 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2015 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2015 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2015 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2014 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2014 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2014 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2014 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2014 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2014 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2014 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2013 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2013 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2013 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2012 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2012 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2012 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2012 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2012 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2012 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Coastal Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jun 2009 | Coastal Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2001 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2001 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2001 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2000 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2000 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2000 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Flash Flood | — | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1999 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 1998 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1998 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1998 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 1998 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 1998 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 1998 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1996 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many flood events has Horry County had?
139 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of floods and flash floods became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded flood event in Horry County?
12 Oct 2025 (Flash Flood). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging flood event recorded in Horry County?
The flood of 4 Oct 2015, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $10M.
How does Horry County compare with South Carolina for flood?
12.3 events per 100 square miles against 8.5 statewide; the county holds 139 of the state's 2,557 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Flood hub and the county page.