Tornado Warning until 07:00PM
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Southern Horry County in northeastern South Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EDT
* At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Bucksport, or 8 miles west of Socastee, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Myrtle Beach, Conway, North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach Airport, Socastee, Red Hill, Little River, North Myrtle Beach Airport, Cherry Grove Inlet, Little River Entrance, Loris, Hickory Grove, Homewood, Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, Nixonville, Barefoot Landing Area Of North Myrtle Beach, Bucksport, Dongola, Wampee and Goretown. This includes the following highways... SC Highway 31 between mile markers 5 and 24. SC Highway 22 between mile markers 10 and 26. TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...<.75IN
* AFFECTED AREAS: HORRY
Instructions:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Address/Location
North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety
1015 2nd Ave S
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 843-280-5511
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NMBDPS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning