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Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Waccamaw Neck census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29576. It stands on Whale Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brookgreen quadrangle.

Murrells Inlet within Georgetown County

On record in Murrells Inlet

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 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

95 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Murrells Inlet between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,051 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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/undetermined67
Debris and open burning16
Arson/incendiarism8
Misuse of fire by a minor4

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 2007Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2007Arson/incendiarism30 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 July 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Georgetown County

Storms near this place

37 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murrells Inlet in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 15 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 waterspout. The reports record 1 death and 5 injuries. 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 2004Rip CurrentMurrells Inlet1 killedStrong rip currents caused by the swells from Hurricane Jeanne resulted in a drowning. Five other people had to be rescued by lifeguards.
June 1998LightningMurrells Inlet3 hurtno account filed
August 2001LightningMurrells Inlet2 hurtEmergency manager reported that two people were struck by lightning. The extent of the injuries is unknown.
August 1996Flash FloodMurrells Inlet$100,000no account filed
May 2010HailMurrells Inlet$3,000Hail up to the size of nickels was reported.
May 2012HailMurrells Inlet$2,000Hail up to the size of quarters was reported on Hyatt Avenue. The hail stopped and started several times over a half hour period.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet$1,500A tree was down across Higway 17 near Wachesaw Road.
August 2024Flash FloodMurrells Inlet$1,000Flash flooding along Parsonage Lane near the US-17 Business intersection.
August 2024Flash FloodMurrells Inlet$1,000Flash flooding along Wachesaw Road in Murrells Inlet. Mesonet reports show that over 4 inches of rain had fallen in that area over the previous 5-6 hours.
May 2011HailMurrells Inlet$1,000Hail to the size of quarters was reported. The time was estimated based on radar data.
May 2010HailMurrells Inlet$1,000Hail to the size of pennies was reported.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet$1,000A tree was reported down on Morse Drive. The time was estimated based on radar data.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet$1,000A tree was reported down across New River Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
November 2012HailMurrells Inlet$500Hail to the size of quarters was reported along Pendergrass Avenue.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet$500Three to four inch diameter tree limbs were blown down on Hyatt Avenue. The wind was estimated to 50 to 60 mph.
April 2011HailMurrells Inlet$500Hail to the size of quarters was reported.
August 2024Flash FloodMurrells Inlet-Flash flooding occurred along Belair Avenue in Murrells Inlet.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet-Structural damage to roof and sunroom at a home on South Marlin Circle in Murrells Inlet.
December 2023Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet-Tree uprooted in Murrells Inlet.
May 2021HailMurrells Inlet-Ping pong size hail was reported.
September 2016Flash FloodMurrells Inlet-There was a partial washout of the road in front of Big Dave's Tackle.
June 2009HailMurrells Inlet-Hail to the size of quarters was reported.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet-A large tree was down on Pendergrass Avenue.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet-Wind felled a light pole onto a car along US Highway 701.
April 2006HailMurrells Inlet-Nickel size hail was reported at the fire department in Pleasant Hill.
May 2006HailMurrells Inlet-Penny to nickel size hail was reported at the International Golf Club.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet-Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gust.
September 1999Flash FloodMurrells Inlet-Heavy rains associated with hurricane Floyd accumulated 9 to 15 inches in the eastern part of the county, causing flooding 3 feet deep in some areas...especially around Murrells Inlet. The City of Georgetown was also flooded.
August 1998Flash FloodMurrells Inlet-Heavy rains from slow moving thunderstorms measuring 3 to 5 inches caused overflowing ditches and flooding along roadways.
August 1998WaterspoutMurrells Inlet-Residents from Murrells Inlet to Litchfield Beach reported waterspouts developing from showers and thunderstorms off the coast. The waterspouts remained off the coast and caused no damage.
May 1997HailMurrells Inlet-Reported by Skywarn Spotter
May 1997HailMurrells Inlet-Reported by Fire Chief 1/2 mile north of Murrells Inlet
May 1998HailMurrells Inlet-no account filed
June 1998WaterspoutMurrells Inlet-no account filed
July 1997HailMurrells Inlet-no account filed
May 1996HailMurrells Inlet-no account filed
October 1996Thunderstorm WindMurrells Inlet-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Georgetown 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
Wachesaw Place0.4 miles11
Wayside Forest0.5 miles11
Live Oaks0.7 miles11
Crystal Oaks0.8 miles11
Eagle Crest0.8 miles11
Moss Creek1.0 miles11
Inlet Harbor1.0 miles11
Captains Cove1.2 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1253479. 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.