Here are places in the Myrtle Beach area most likely to flood if Idalia hits
Hurricane Idalia is strengthening and headed toward South Carolina, which means Myrtle Beach-area residents might be thinking how it could affect t...
Hurricane Idalia is strengthening and headed toward South Carolina, which means Myrtle Beach-area residents might be thinking how it could affect their homes. But your risk for flooding depends on where you live. Idalia strengthened to a hurricane early Tuesday morning as it heads to the Florida coast, according to the National Weather Service Hurricane Center. Current models has the storm reaching South Carolina around early Thursday. Horry and Georgetown counties are prone to flooding because of the double whammy of being close to the ocean and packed with rivers and wetlands.