Grand Strand under tornado watch Sunday
A tornado watch has been issued for all of Horry County on Sunday until 5 p.m.
The outer bands of what’s left of Hurricane Florence — now a tropical depression — are moving through the Myrtle Beach area Sunday. The tornado watch also includes Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion and Marlboro counties.
Brunswick County also was under a tornado warning from 7:12 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
The evacuation order for all zones in Myrtle Beach will be lifted as of 9 a.m. Sunday, putting thousands of people possibly on the street during the tornado watch.
This story was originally published September 16, 2018 at 7:20 AM.