North Myrtle Beach might soon hear 'loud explosion', here's why

North Myrtle Beach residents might hear a "loud explosion" soon as crews dispose of an ordnance, North Myrtle police warned.

They added there is no reason to be concerned.

Air Force officials unearthed and removed the ordnance found behind a Waterway Drive home on Tuesday. The area around Waterway Drive has returned to normal as of Tuesday afternoon, according to North Myrtle Beach officials.

As workers built a patio behind a home they stumbled upon an unexploded piece of ordnance, according to a tweet from the City of North Myrtle Beach.

The tweet says the ordnance is possibly a mortar shell.

Waterway Drive was closed to all traffic between 13th Avenue North and King Street as crews investigated the munition.

The North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety secured the scene and the Horry County Police Department's bomb squad was on site. Horry County police said a team from Shaw Air Force Base was on the way to dispose of the ordnance.

Last week, unexploded ordnance was detonated in the Carolina Forest area.

This story was originally published April 10, 2018 at 12:26 PM with the headline "North Myrtle Beach might soon hear 'loud explosion', here's why."