Myrtle Beach is under a hurricane warning

Myrtle Beach is under a hurricane warning, along with the rest of the Grand Strand. Hurricane Dorian is on the move again. Here is the 8:00 p.m. forecast track from the National Weather Service. Note that the storm is expected to pass very near (or over) the coast of South Carolina. Please take this storm seriously and protect life and property. Keep an eye on news and weather reports for the latest information.

An evacuation order is in place for Zone A, meaning areas east of Kings Highway (US 17 Business). Evacuations are for storm surge, not wind speed. We should begin feeling the effects late Wednesday, continuing through Thursday. Here's what the National Weather Service said in the 8:00 p.m., advisory:

Dorian is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h), and a slightly faster motion toward the northwest or north-northwest is expected tonight. A turn toward the north is forecast by Wednesday evening, followed by a turn toward the north-northeast Thursday morning. On this track, the center of Dorian is forecast to move near or over the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina Thursday through
Friday morning.

Maximum sustained winds are near 110 mph (175 km/h) with higher gusts. Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next few of days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km).