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North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety
Thursday August 31st, 2017 :: 07:52 p.m. EDT

Alert

Tornado Warning until 08:15PM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Horry County in northeastern South Carolina... South central Marion County in northeastern South Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT

* At 747 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Pee Dee Crossroads, or 14 miles west of Conway, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include... Conway, Red Hill, Horry, Hickory Grove, Homewood, Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, Adrian, Pee Dee Crossroads, Nixonville, Dongola, Coastal Carolina University, Brittons Neck, Forestbrook, Lighthouse Care Center Of Conway and Conway Medical Center. This includes the following highways... SC Highway 31 between mile markers 5 and 9. SC Highway 22 between mile markers 1 and 17. TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...<.75IN

* AFFECTED AREAS: HORRY ... MARION

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

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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

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