Moving to Grand Strand (Myrtle Beach)
This region converges on Myrtle Beach International Airport and US-17/US-501, with a real, shared hurricane history and genuinely distinct flood-risk profiles between the barrier-island beach towns and inland riverfront Conway.
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Learn moreMyrtle Beach International Airport and the US-17/501 Corridor
Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) serves this entire region directly. US-17 runs the coastal spine connecting Little River through North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island, and Georgetown; US-501 connects Myrtle Beach inland toward Conway and onward to Columbia.
A Real, Historically Severe Hurricane Corridor
This region carries a genuinely severe, historically documented hurricane exposure that this record does not soften: Hurricane Hazel's actual 1954 Category 4 landfall point sits directly at North Myrtle Beach's doorstep, destroying nearly all oceanfront structures at the time and more than 80% of Grand Strand oceanfront property overall; Hurricane Matthew (2016) passed its center directly over Myrtle Beach; Hurricane Florence (2018) re-flooded many of the same Horry County homes Matthew had damaged two years earlier.
Waccamaw River Flooding Is Conway's Distinct Hazard
Conway's real, distinct hazard profile is Waccamaw River flooding rather than direct coastal storm surge -- the river's 2018 Hurricane Florence crest at Conway (21.16 feet) broke the prior 2016 Hurricane Matthew record by more than 3 feet, flooding nearly 1,000 homes and staying above flood stage for 29 days, a genuinely different (though still hurricane-driven) hazard than the beachfront towns face.
Key takeaways
- Myrtle Beach International Airport serves this entire region; US-17 runs the coastal spine, US-501 connects inland to Conway and Columbia.
- Hurricane Hazel (1954) made its actual landfall at North Myrtle Beach, and this region carries a real, severe, repeated hurricane-flood history (Matthew 2016, Florence 2018).
- Conway's distinct hazard is Waccamaw River flooding, not direct coastal storm surge -- a real, different risk profile than this region's beachfront towns.
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