Saturday, February 25, 2012

Update: Tornado watch canceled

At 6:49 p.m. forecasters with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, N.C. canceled the tornado watch for Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick Counties.

No damage was reported in Horry County during the thunderstorms and one tree was reported down on North Magnolia Avenue in Andrews. The worst of the storms remained to the west and south of Myrtle Beach.

The tornado watch was initially put in place around 1 p.m. Friday with a 8 p.m. expiration.

At 6 p.m., winds in Myrtle Beach were moving at sustained speeds of 17 mph with the storm was weakening on the way to the beach.

The severe storms and tornado watch were put in place ahead of a cold front that is expected to drop temperatures as low as 42 degrees overnight from Friday?s 77 degree high.

Straight line winds were expected to be the biggest threat for the Grand Strand during the severe thunderstorms, forecasters said.

The heaviest of the storms were initially expected to start arriving in the area about 7 p.m. Friday, bringing up to 60 mph winds and rain, said Reid Hawkins, a meteorologist with the weather service.

?The system will produce strong low-level winds and cold air aloft. This combination will provide the ingredients for a squall line to develop to the west of the region and move rapidly across the eastern Carolinas,? Hawkins said in Friday update. ?As a result of the strong low level wind field any thunderstorm has the potential to produce damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.?

But, the strength had weakened enough that Myrtle Beach only saw heavy rains with thunder and lightening.

Source: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/02/24/2679138/strong-severe-weather-expected.html

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