Caro-COOPS, Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observation and Prediction System

Hurricane Storm Surge Maps and Animations




Myrtle Beach Storm Surge Scenario Catalog

The modeling team has run a total of 576 different storm surge scenarios for the coastal area of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. These are a variations of the following factors simulated at hourly time steps over a 21 hour interval at mean sea level(tides would be added or subtracted from these results).

  • Location of landfall (listed South to North)
  • Pawleys Island, Garden City, Myrtle Beach, Atlantic Beach

  • Angle of approach(East to West is 90 degrees)
  • 90,105,120,135,150,165,180,195,210,225,245,255

  • Forward Speed and starting location
  • 18.6 mph (30 kph) at 190 miles (312 km) from shore
  • 12.4 mph (20 kph) at 127 miles (208 km) from shore
  • 6.2 mph (10 kph) at 63 miles (104 km) from shore

  • Storm Category
  • 1 (980 mb)
  • 2 (965 mb)
  • 3 (950 mb)
  • 4 (935 mb)


    • Scenario Query

    An query interface for selecting a storm scenario and the derived products is located at the following link.
    Scenario Query

    Scenario Ranked Listing

    A ranked listing of storm scenarios using the maximum flooding as an index from most flooding to least is located at the following link.
    Scenario Ranked Listing

    Scenario Sequential Listing

    A sequential listing of storm scenarios ordered by their scenario id located at the following link.
    Scenario Sequential Listing