Hurricane Dorian live updates: Tropical storm warning lifted for Myrtle Beach area
This story will bring updates throughout the day as new information becomes available on the storm’s impacts to the area.
Noon Friday
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Horry County until 2 p.m. Monday.
There areas are without power after Hurricane Dorian moved through the Grand Strand.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has lifted the evacuation order for the Grand Strand. McMaster is scheduled to visit Conway and Georgetown Friday afternoon.
Horry County Schools, Georgetown County School District and Horry-Georgetown Technical College will reopen Monday.
According to the newest river updates, the Waccamaw River in Conway is forecast to reach moderate flooding level. Flooding is not forecast for the Little Pee Dee River in Galivants Ferry, the weather service in Wilmington reports.
9:30 a.m. Friday
All hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge warnings have been canceled, the National Weather Service reports.
Horry County has shifted to OPCON 2, meaning emergency management is working at an “enhanced awareness” capacity. The county will resume to normal operations Saturday.
Dorian is now northeast of the Carolinas near the Outer Banks.
8 a.m. Friday
The Myrtle Beach area is no longer under a tropical storm warning after Hurricane Dorian moved through Thursday.
Sunny skies are expected Friday, with a high temperature of 86, the National Weather Service reports.
The NWS in Wilmington reports North Myrtle Beach had peak winds of 61 mph during the storm, Myrtle Beach wind gusts reached 55 mph and Georgetown reached 62 mph.
5 a.m. Friday
Impacts from Hurricane Dorian will continue to decrease today in the Myrtle Beach area as the storm keeps moving north off the Carolinas.
The center of the now Category 1 storm is located southeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, moving at about 14 mph, with sustained winds at 92 mph, the National Weather Service reports.
Horry County is under an areal flood advisory until 11 a.m. and both Horry and Georgetown counties are under a tropical storm warning, which is expected to be lowered later in the morning, the weather service reports. Though the storm is weakening in the area, the weather service still warns of a high rip current risk in the ocean.
Flash flood watches for the area have been canceled, the NWS reports.
Dorian moved through the area Thursday, causing thousands to lose power and bringing wind, rain and a few tornadoes. But the storm did not stop beachgoers from checking out the storm and even the Jeep found on the beach near 37th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach that quickly went viral.
This story was originally published September 6, 2019 at 5:27 AM.
