Tornado Warning until 11:00PM
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Central Horry County in northeastern South Carolina...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1028 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Coastal Carolina University, or over Red Hill, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include... Conway, Socastee, Red Hill, Loris, Hickory Grove, Homewood, Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, Adrian, Bucksville, Hand, Nixonville, Forestbrook, Longs, Hammond, Coastal Carolina University, Goretown, Bayboro, Allsbrook, Green Sea and Loris Community Hospital. This includes the following highways... SC Highway 31 between mile markers 5 and 8. SC Highway 22 between mile markers 6 and 24.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HORRY, SC
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