853
WWUS52 KILM 222300
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
700 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
SCC051-222330-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260822T2330Z/
HORRY SC-
700 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HORRY COUNTY...
AT 700 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NIXONVILLE, OR
NEAR RED HILL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS POSSIBLE. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MYRTLE BEACH, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, MYRTLE BEACH AIRPORT, NORTH MYRTLE
BEACH AIRPORT, RED HILL, HORRY GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE CONWAY
CAMPUS, HAND, BAREFOOT LANDING AREA OF NORTH MYRTLE BEACH,
NIXONVILLE, FORESTBROOK, HAMMOND, COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY,
BRIARCLIFFE ACRES, ATLANTIC BEACH, LIGHTHOUSE CARE CENTER OF CONWAY,
CONWAY MEDICAL CENTER, AND GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING TREES OR
LARGE LIMBS DOWNED, BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WILMINGTON AT 1 800 697 3901.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3396 7887 3382 7868 3380 7871 3374 7882
3370 7886 3367 7892 3378 7906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 226DEG 19KT 3378 7892
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
VAO
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