Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 3:43PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 12:43pm
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Dongola to near Myrtle Beach. Movement was
south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Myrtle Beach Airport, Springmaid Pier,
Socastee, Garden City, Murrells Inlet, Red Hill, Burgess, Horry
Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, Bucksville, Bucksport,
Dongola, Plantersville, Forestbrook, Yauhannah, Coastal Carolina
University, Barefoot Landing Area Of North Myrtle Beach, Briarcliffe
Acres, and Waccamaw Community Hospital.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Marion; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov