Snow storm dumps the cold stuff across Myrtle Beach area. What area has the most?
Horry County residents woke up Sunday to its second snowfall in two years, as a winter storm dumped up to 7 inches on some areas.
A similar storm brought about 5 inches to the Grand Strand in January 2025.
The Myrtle Beach area received between 3 to 5 inches of snow overnight Saturday, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Jordan Baker.
The highest total snow amount for the county as of about 6 a.m. Sunday was in Loris, which measured 7 inches, Baker said.
Myrtle Beach measured 3 inches, North Myrtle Beach 3.5 inches, Little River 5.5 inches and Conway 5 inches, Baker said.
Just across the state line in North Carolina, neighboring cities Ocean Isle Beach received 12 inches and Shallotte measured at 14 inches, Baker said. Baker said a heavy band that set up in the area, dumping huge amounts of snow. The band just missed Horry County, he said.
“It really hugged the state line from midnight to a couple hours ago,” Baker said Sunday morning
Band set up of NC 12 inches in Ocean Isle Beach and 14 inches northwest of Shallotte
Baker said that snow reports are going to be varied as the wind was so strong that it blew the dry snow, creating snow drifts in several places.
“You don’t see anything like that here,” Baker said. He said usually the snow is so heavy “that it doesn’t move around like that.”
The area will continue to see light snowfall Sunday morning, which are expected to wrap about 9 a.m., Baker said. “We’re not going to accumulate too much more,” he said.
Horry County and surrounding areas were placed under an extreme cold warning for Saturday night and Sunday.
Dangerously cold temperatures will continue with single digit wind Sunday night into Monday morning. The weekend wind chills pose risks for frostbite and hypothermia for those outside and not properly dressed for the weather.
Driving conditions will be dangerous, as dry, powdery snow was whipped up by 25 to 35 mph gusts of wind, lowering visibility. Travel is discouraged during this weather event.
Travel will remain hazardous through Monday morning, current predictions show.
