Malsick, Mark2024-12-162024-12-162017-09-11https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/58597On 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.Records, documents, and information made available by the agencies of the South Carolina state government or its subdivisions are made accessible through the South Carolina State Library Depository and are protected under U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and South Carolina state law (Title 30 and 60, S.C.C.L.). Distribution rights are determined by the agency or author and users should contact the aforementioned for more information.Cyclones--South CarolinaTropical Storm Irma : Open-File ReportDocument