In the mid-nineteenth century, the German geologist, Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, named the trade and communication network Die Seidenstrasse (the Silk Road), and the term, also used in the plural, continues to stir imaginations with its evocative mystery.
Hurricane Emily (1993) Hurricane Emily in 1993 caused record flooding in the Outer Banks of North Carolina while remaining just offshore. The fifth named storm and first hurricane of the year's hurricane season, Emily developed from a tropical wave northeast of the Lesser Antilles on August 22. It moved northwestward and strengthened into a tropical storm on August 25, after becoming nearly stationary southeast of Bermuda.
Tropical Storm Gordon. The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon produced 1-4 inches of rain across coastal South Carolina with a 6-10 inch max over northeastern Charleston County causing flooding. Strongest observed winds occurred in Charleston City with sustained winds of 25 knots and a gust to 32 knots. As the remnants of Gordon passed over Georgetown county spotter reports and radar estimates show that over 8 inches of rain. Gordon produced a tornado on Waccamaw Neck. Extensive street flooding occurred in downtown North Myrtle Beach. ($868K)