Myrtle Beach area under tornado warning. What residents can expect from Hurricane Helene
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Hurricane Helene
The Myrtle Beach area is expected to feel the effects of Hurricane Helene. The National Weather Service said that North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach are under a tropical storm warning. The storm is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rain, flooding and isolated tornadoes.
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Horry County residents will feel the effects of Hurricane Helene Friday morning, as winds could bring isolated tornadoes, flooding and dangerous surfs.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina, has issued a tornado warning for Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach until 9:15 a.m. A tornado warning for Aynor and Georgetown was issued earlier.
Horry County is under a tornado warning and the threat will continue this morning, according to NWS.
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Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 50 mph and heavy rain with possible flooding.
The NWS says there will be showers and thunderstorms mainly before noon and some of the storms could be severe. Horry County remains on a tropical storm warning.
Nearly 4,000 Horry County residents were without power Friday morning.
Many of those were in the Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach area.
This story was originally published September 27, 2024 at 7:57 AM.
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