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    Myrtle Beach area under tornado warning. What residents can expect from Hurricane Helene

    By Terri Richardson,

    9 days ago

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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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    The National Weather Service predicts strong winds and heavy rain Friday morning for the Myrtle Beach area. National Weather Service

    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.

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    Sustain winds of 40 miles per hour with gusts up to 45 miles per hour have been reported at the Springmaid Pier Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The Myrtle Beach area is feeling the effects from Hurricane Helene. Chris Segal/csegal@thesunnews.com

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