Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 4:57PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 1:57pm
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bucksport, or near Socastee, moving southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Conway, Socastee, Murrells Inlet, Red Hill, Garden City, Myrtle Beach
Airport, Burgess, Bucksville, Bucksport, Dongola, Plantersville,
Forestbrook, Yauhannah, Coastal Carolina University, Horry Georgetown
Technical College Conway Campus, Waccamaw Community Hospital,
Lighthouse Care Center Of Conway, and Conway Medical Center.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Marion; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov