Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 5:43PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 2:43pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Forestbrook, or near Myrtle Beach Airport, moving east at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Myrtle Beach, Conway, Surfside Beach, Myrtle Beach Airport,
Springmaid Pier, Socastee, Red Hill, Hickory Grove, Horry Georgetown
Technical College Conway Campus, Bucksville, Hand, Nixonville,
Forestbrook, Hammond, Coastal Carolina University, Barefoot Landing
Area Of North Myrtle Beach, Lighthouse Care Center Of Conway, Conway
Medical Center, and Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northeastern South Carolina.
Area Description:
Coastal Horry; Central Horry
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov