Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Myrtle Beach and Florence

Friday, June 07, 2013  The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a high rip current risk, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The National Weather Service has confirmed a storm that struck in Orangeburg County was a tornado.

Friday, November 16, 2012  South Carolina agriculture officials have scheduled a meeting for anyone interested in growing citrus fruits in the state.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake centered in Kentucky also rattled other states nearby.

Sunday, October 28, 2012  The Tropical Storm Warning for our area was discontinued at 5 a.m. Sunday.

Saturday, October 27, 2012  Sandy has now been upgraded back to a Category 1 hurricane.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  If you try to access radar images from the National Weather Service doppler radar in Wilmington, NC, online or on your mobile app, you won't see anything. Beginning today, the National Weather Service is upgrading their conventional doppler radar to dual polarization doppler radar. The radar will not be back in service any earlier than Tuesday, June 5th or as late as Friday June 8th. This is the most significant upgrade to doppler radar in more than 20 years.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  The Severe Thunderstorm warning issued by the National Weather Service for Horry, Georgetown, Williamsburg, Dillon and Marion counties has expired.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Four times this week, the National Weather Service in Wilmington, NC issued tornado warnings for Horry County or the surrounding area, based solely on radar detection with no actual tornadoes touching down.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Warm, dry weather like we've been having might be beautiful, but could be very dangerous. The weather conditions have experts warning against burning.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Wednesday at 9:04 a.m., residents along the east coast of the United States will hear the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's (NOAA) tsunami test.  The test allows NOAA's National Weather Service along with its partners to test their lines of communication during the threat of a tsunami.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Strong winds are expected across much of South Carolina.

Monday, March 05, 2012  State officials hope that a week of awareness about severe weather will help South Carolinians be prepared if a big storm hits.

Saturday, March 03, 2012  The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Richland County, where it knocked down trees and branches.

Friday, March 02, 2012  The threat of additional storms today has proven to be very real in several states, including Alabama, Indiana and Tennessee.