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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:26 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GEORGETOWN... SOUTHWESTERN HORRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 626 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Yauhannah, or 10 miles northwest of Murrells Inlet, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Myrtle Beach, Conway, Myrtle Beach Airport, Socastee, Red Hill, Murrells Inlet, Burgess, Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, Bucksville, Bucksport, Dongola, Plantersville, Forestbrook, Yauhannah, Coastal Carolina University, Lighthouse Care Center Of Conway, and Conway Medical Center. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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