Tornado Warning until 12:15AM Friday
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Central Horry County in northeastern South Carolina...
* Until 1215 AM EDT
* At 1141 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Francis Marion University, or over Red Hill, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include... Conway, Red Hill, Socastee, Horry, Loris, Hickory Grove, Homewood, Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, Adrian, Bucksville, Forestbrook, Coastal Carolina University, Bayboro, Allsbrook, Green Sea, Loris Community Hospital, Lighthouse Care Center Of Conway and Conway Medical Center. This includes the following highways... SC Highway 31 near mile marker 5. SC Highway 22 between mile markers 1 and 16. TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...0.00IN
* 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. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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