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Loris, South Carolina

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Loris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29569. It stands on Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Loris quadrangle. 2,449 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 98 feet above sea level.

Loris within Horry County

Population over time

2 figures

Loris grew from 2,396 to 2,449 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,396
20202,449+53 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

285 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Loris between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,130 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 63 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined107
Debris and open burning96
Arson/incendiarism63
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Natural3
Smoking1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2007Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Horry County

Storms near this place

53 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loris in 53 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 24 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2000LightningLoris1 hurtEmergency management reported a person was struck by lightning on Highway 9. The extent of the injuries is not known, but the emergency vehicles responded to a code 3 - indicating a life threatening situation.
January 2020Tornado (EF0)Loris$200,000The tornado developed near the Loris High School football field|and tracked near the visitor side bleachers and tree line. A mobile|trailer was flipped over and a few pine trees snapped off. The|tornado continued to the east-northeast across the main parking lot,|where it tossed several cars and blew out the windows of dozens of|others. A few tree limbs were broken out as the tornado exited |across Loris Lions Road. It also ripped the metal roof off a large |storage barn near the intersection of Highway 9 and SC-66. About |half a dozen pine trees were snapped as the tornado crossed Campbell |Drive. It dissipated as it entered the forest just north of the cell |tower at the end of Campbell Drive.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindLoris$40,000A large carport/shelter collapsed onto an SUV in the community of Daisy. Nickel size hail was also reported in the area.
August 2001LightningLoris$25,000Lightning struck a church on 4029 Hill Street. There was damage to the roof near the steeple, along with some other exterior damage.
March 1999Thunderstorm WindLoris$20,000A thunderstorm wind gust overturned a concession trailer at the Horry County Fairgrounds.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindLoris$10,000Wind damage was reported on the side of the Joseph's Law Firm.
September 2018Flash FloodLoris$10,000All lanes were blocked on Live Oak Church Rd due to flooding.
October 2015FloodLoris$10,000Heritage Road is washed out.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindLoris$10,000Numerous trees up to a foot in diameter were snapped on the Black Bear Golf Course. A large aluminum carport was lifted up and over a house.
August 2024Flash FloodLoris$5,000Complete road washout reported along Meadow Street in Loris.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindLoris$5,000LORIS POLICE REPORTED TREES DOWN ON A CAR AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE HERITAGE RD AREA...JUST WES OF LORIS.
May 2011HailLoris$3,000Hail to the size of golf balls was reported. The time was estimated based on radar data.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLoris$3,000An under construction carport collapsed on a 1992 Cadillac.,,
August 2024Flash FloodLoris$2,000Flash flooding reported at Loris High School.
May 2011HailLoris$1,000Hail to the size of quarters was reported. The time was estimated based on radar data.
June 2010HailLoris$500Hail to the size of pennies was reported at the Loris Community Hospital.
April 2024HailLoris-Quarter and ping-pong sized hail observed in downtown Loris, SC. Large limbs were also reported down.
April 2024HailLoris-The public reported quarter sized hail in Loris.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindLoris-Large tree down near Main St. and Red Bluff Rd in Loris.
August 2023Flash FloodLoris-SCDOT reports that all lanes are blocked from Walnut Street to S-151 near Loris, SC. Time estimated via crest unit streamflow maximum.
April 2022HailLoris-Public reported quarter size hail along SC-9 west of Loris, SC.
May 2022Tornado (EF0)Loris-The weak tornado touched down near Circle Dr in the city of Loris |where it knocked down a large tree and some large limbs. It moved |toward the north-northeast causing mainly damage to trees along a |small portion of Main St and Monroe St. A security camera captured |the small tornado as it moved by the intersection of Azalea Dr and |Graham St. Eventually, the tornado lifted near Fox Bay Rd. Additional |video showed the funnel as it passed east of the Loris Motel, but no |damage was observed in that area.
August 2013FloodLoris-Street flooding caused a road closure at State Hwy 45 near Lawson Rd.
May 2012HailLoris-Hail to the size of pennies was reported.
May 2009HailLoris-Hail up to the size of nickels was reported along SC-66.
May 2009HailLoris-Hail up to the size of nickels was reported. The size was determined through measurement.
June 2009HailLoris-Hail to the size of quarters was reported near the intersection of Highway 66 and Business 9.
June 2009HailLoris-Hail to the size of half-dollars was reported.
May 2008HailLoris-Emergency Manager reported hail up to the size of pennies.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindLoris-Trees down near Duford. Quarter inch hail was also reported.
April 2006HailLoris-Quarter size hail was reported.
July 2005HailLoris-Law enforcement reported penny size hail.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLoris-An emergency manager reported a tree down on power lines.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindLoris-Utility company reported trees down on power lines.
May 2003HailLoris-Horry 911 reported half dollar size hail.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindLoris-The Horry county 911 reported trees down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLoris-Spotter reported a large pine tree down.
July 2002HailLoris-Dime size hail reported.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindLoris-Horry Electric reported trees down across power lines.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindLoris-Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds.
June 2001HailLoris-Ham radio operator reported quarter size hail.
May 2000HailLoris-Skywarn network reported quarter-size hail.
July 2000HailLoris-Golfball size hail reported at the police department dispatch's house.
August 1999HailLoris-Dime size hail was reported at Loris, while Nixonville got golfball-size hail. A tree was downed along Highway S.C. 9.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLoris-Trees and power lines down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLoris-A tree down having an eight to ten inch diameter.
April 2006HailLoris-no account filed
April 2006HailLoris-no account filed
June 1998HailLoris-no account filed
July 1997HailLoris-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindLoris-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindLoris-no account filed
July 1996LightningLoris-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Horry County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Glenn1.5 miles9
Long Point2.2 miles9
Live Oak2.6 miles9
Princeville3.0 miles9
White Pond3.2 miles9
Allsbrook3.9 miles9
Howard3.9 miles9
Jernigans Crossroads4.0 miles9

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on LorisAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2338223The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246470. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.