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Tropical Storm Irma : Open-File Report
Malsick, Mark South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Land, Water and Conservation Division South Carolina State Climatology Office
Malsick, Mark
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Land, Water and Conservation Division
South Carolina State Climatology Office
Abstract
On Monday, 11 September, the center of Tropical Storm Irma passed 200 miles southwest of the state. The storm's expansive eastern precipitation shield affected the entire state with periods of heavy rain and damaging tropical storm force winds on Monday and early Tuesday. The strongest winds and heaviest rainfall amounts were reported along the coast and with widespread flooding due to storm surge, heavy surf, and persistent easterly winds. The Charleston Air Force Base had the highest official maximum sustained wind of 43 miles per hour and wind gusts to 59.8 miles per hour. The Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station had a peak gust of 61 mph. The 10 meter high Folly Beach C-MAN site recorded 51 mph east winds gusting to 64 mph. A nearby non-NWS WeatherFlow instrument captured a gust of 72.5 mph. The Hilton Head Airport had a minimum sea level pressure of 999.7 millibars.
Issue Date
2017-09-11
Keywords
Cyclones--South Carolina
Type
Document
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