UPDATED: Latest weather for Helene. Tornado warning was issued for Myrtle Beach area

Elizabeth Brewer

September 27, 2024 at 9:01 a.m.·2 min read

A Tornado warning alert beeped through thousands of phones early on Friday morning near downtown Myrtle Beach.

By 11:47 a.m., the National Weather Service out of Wilmington, NC had canceled the tornado watch in place in Horry County for the remainder of the day on Friday.

The initial Tornado Watch was announced Thursday night, with scientists saying it would end Friday morning.

As Friday morning weather hit the Myrtle Beach area, the NWS had originally extended the watch through 6 p.m. that evening before canceling it before noon.

The watch was for Georgetown and Horry counties, according to the alert, including Andrews, Conway, Garden City, Georgetown, Little River, Lumberton, Murrells Inlet, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Red Hill and Socastee.

As of Friday morning, Meteorologist-in-Charge for NWS Wilmington, Steven Pfaff told The Sun News that they had no confirmation of any tornadoes touching down in the area. However, there were alleged reports of a tornado in the Conway area.

The first Tornado Warning was announced at 8:49 a.m., and was in place until 9:15 a.m.

It was then extended until 9:45 a.m., according to alerts from the National Weather Service.

That was due to a “a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Springmaid Pier, moving north at 50 mph,” at 9:15 a.m., the alert said.

Meteorologists from NWS warn that this weather event could be near the following locations on Friday morning:

Myrtle Beach at 9:20 a.m.
Barefoot Landing Area Of North Myrtle Beach around 9:25 a.m.
Nixonville and Hand around 9:30 a.m.
Hammond around 9:35 a.m.
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center and Briarcliffe Acres (no specific times given from the NWS)

According to the NWS, a thunderstorm with the capabilities of causing a tornado was located near Garden City at 8:49 a.m. Friday.

The storm was near Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach and Springmaid Pier around 8:55 a.m. before moving towards the Myrtle Beach Airport five minutes later.

The NWS told everyone to take cover in the lowest part of a sturdy building or an interior room with no windows while the warnings were active.

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