Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 6:52PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 3:52pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 652 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, or near Red Hill,
moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Myrtle Beach, Conway, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Myrtle
Beach Airport, Springmaid Pier, Socastee, North Myrtle Beach Airport,
Red Hill, Hickory Grove, Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway
Campus, Bucksville, Hand, Barefoot Landing Area Of North Myrtle
Beach, Nixonville, Forestbrook, Hammond, Coastal Carolina University,
Briarcliffe Acres, and Atlantic Beach.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Coastal Horry; Central Horry
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov