South Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/11/2026 11:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 11 at 2:17PM EDT until May 11 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 11, 2026 - 11:17am
Expires: 
May 11, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
At 217 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Myrtle Beach, moving east at 30 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, Socastee, Red Hill, Little River, North Myrtle Beach Airport, Cherry Grove Inlet, Little River Entrance, Springmaid Pier, Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, Barefoot Landing Area Of North Myrtle Beach, Nixonville, Bucksport, Wampee, Cherry Grove Beach, Bucksville, Hand, Forestbrook, and Coastal Carolina University.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Horry, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC