2:05 p.m. Ian makes landfall in Georgetown. 3rd highest storm surge in Myrtle Beach history

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David Hucks is a 12th generation descendant of the area we now call Myrtle Beach, S.C. David attended Coastal Carolina University and like most of his family, has never left the area. David is the lead journalist at MyrtleBeachSC.com

Hurricane Ian made landfall at 2 p.m. in Georgetown, S.C.

With 7 foot storm surge in North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach, Ian is officially the 3rd highest recorded oceanfront surge in Myrtle Beach history.

As we have reported, Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island, Garden City, and Surfside Beach are on the Northeast approach of the hurricane. The northeastern quadrant is where most storm surge damage is done.

Quality Inn Myrtle Beach
Family Kingdom Under Water

PIRATELAND TAKEN OVER BY WATER

Pawleys Island Pier now gone
Pawleys Island Pier destroyed
Portion of Cherry Grove Pier, NMB, collapses

Dunes Breached, Flooding in NMB

Sea Mtn Highway
Sea Mtn. Highway in North Myrtle Beach fully inundated
Murrells Inlet Marshwalk
Murrells Inlet, Marshwalk flooded
Cherry Grove Beach under water. Still rising as of 2 p.m.
The creek on Lake Drive in North Myrtle Beach has met the ocean at 38th Ave. Duffy Street. Street completely flooded.

Ocean Boulevard North Myrtle Beach

Ocean Boulevard North Myrtle Beach

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