Hurricane Idalia: Risk of flooding rises in Myrtle Beach area
As Hurricane Idalia gets closer to the Myrtle Beach area, the risk of flooding is rising too. The National Weather Service Wilmington Office increa...
As Hurricane Idalia gets closer to the Myrtle Beach area, the risk of flooding is rising too. The National Weather Service Wilmington Office increased its threat of flooding rain to 'significant' Tuesday, Aug. 29. The Wilmington Office previously listed the threat of flooding rain between 'elevated' and 'limited' Monday, Aug. 28. The NWS has also increased the threat of tornadoes from 'limited' to 'elevated'. A few tornadoes and waterspouts 'are possible' in areas of southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina possibly Wednesday into Wednesday night, the report stated.