In December 1989, a historic snowstorm hit the Southeastern U.S., leading to a rare white Christmas. Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand received over a foot of snow, creating a picturesque scene. Temperatures were brutally cold, and the snow stayed on the ground through Christmas. The storm's impact is still remembered and commemorated by many, marking a significant event in Carolina's history.
Today is the 13-year anniversary of the 12/26/10 (Boxing Day) Blizzard in NYC, which produced 20" of snowfall at Central Park and is currently ranked as the seventh largest snowstorm in NYC's history. https://t.co/KHMQqVQ5cd
ON THIS DATE, 13 YEARS AGO: A winter storm produced snow on Christmas Day, with 1-3" of snow in the Lower Piedmont, 4-7" across the northern foothills and northern Upstate, and 6-12" over the mountains by the morning December 26th. #scwx #ncwx #gawx https://t.co/MtXX6bpLJC
14 inches of snow on the ground in Myrtle Beach and temperatures in the single digits on Christmas morning 1989. Amazing picture from that legendary White Christmas from Todd Cooke. #SCwx @wmbfnews https://t.co/xGeVSyqY4g
Everyone still up watching Midnight Mass ⛪️ Temperatures Christmas morning in 1989 were brutally cold across the Southeastern U.S. with historic Arctic blast. Using Pangu-Weather A.I. and comparing 1989 with this Christmas morn in 2023, Earth is 2.62°F warmer. https://t.co/wrAKDWztEO
An epic Carolina winter storm was wrapping up on Christmas Eve in 1989. It dropped 14" of snow on MyrtleBeach, 14" on Conway, and 11" on Murrells Inlet and almost all of it was still on the ground Christmas morning. It's still the only white Christmas in recorded history for the… https://t.co/ENjDAeOD23
#OTD in 1989, a winter storm tracked across the Southeast coast, and with Arctic air in the region, the storm produced heavy snow in portions of the state. Temperatures were cold enough that the snow stayed on the ground through Christmas. #scwx https://t.co/ASh4DQzgKG https://t.co/qxXUvpdDmQ
Let me take you back in time to our one and only white Christmas on record. On this day in 1989, it starting snowing like crazy and didn't stop until Christmas Eve. When it was all said and done, more than a foot of snow had fallen in Myrtle Beach and along the Grand Strand and… https://t.co/8MFvtOvWm3
34 years ago today...a snow storm just days before Christmas! We still had 4" of snow on the ground on Christmas Day...making it a WHITE Christmas! (A White Christmas is defined as at least 1" of snow on the ground on Christmas Day). Who else remembers it?? Have any pics? #chswx https://t.co/Qns2Fct3wZ
Remember when a snow storm impacted coastal SC and GA just before Christmas in 1989? Our colleagues at @NWSWilmingtonNC have a composed a great summary of this storm at: https://t.co/nhC9dbtdKv. Take a look at some of the old forecasts from that storm as well. #scwx #gawx #chswx https://t.co/mUA4zz8yyv
How's this for throwback Thursday? Imagine for a moment it's Thursday, December 21, 1989. Bitter cold air is about it blow in and set the stage for one of the most historic snow storms in Carolina history - The famous White Christmas of 1989. #SCwx @WMBFnews https://t.co/GtnMVONmGW