//Possible tornado touches down in Myrtle Beach area

Possible tornado touches down in Myrtle Beach area

Possible tornado touches down in Myrtle Beach

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URGED TO ORDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CHRIS: THE REMNANTS OF WHAT WAS ONCE TROPICAL STORM BETA MOVING THROUGH OUR AREA RIGHT NOW. WE HAD SOME RAIN TODAY, ALMOST TWO INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERE WEATHER, NEAR COLUMBIA, NORTHEAST OF TOWN, AND THERE WAS LIKELY A TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN MYRTLE BEACH RIGHT AT THE BEACH. SEVERE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND ENERGY AROUND BETA, GIVING US THAT TWISTING AND TURNING MOTION WITH THE WIND. HERE AT HOME, WE ARE WEDGED IN WITH COOLER, MORE STABLE AIR. IT IS SOMETHING I WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY. HERE IS THAT ACTIVE TORNADO WARNING IN COLUMBIA. RIGHT THERE, 1, 2, THREE ACTIVE SUPERCELLS RIGHT THERE BECAUSE OF THESE TWISTING AND TURNING WINDS AROUND BETA. HERE AT HOME, IT HAS BEEN ABOUT THE RAIN, AND WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF IT. AT LEAST AN INCH, SOME CLOSE TO TWO INCHES IN SPARTANBURG AND LAURENS COUNTY. TONIGHT WILL BE ABOUT THE SLOW WEARING OF THE SKIES. WE WILL WAKE UP WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BUT THE SUN WILL BE SIGNING, WAKING UP WITH 80 DEGREES. A VERY NICE WEEKEND ON THE WAY. RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, THEN IT TURNS COOLER BY WEDNESDAY AND EVEN COLDER AS WE GO INTO NEXT WEEKEND. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE AT 62 IN ASHEVILLE, 66 IN GREENVILLE. THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE UPSTATE IN THE UPPER 70’S. IT IS THAT AREA, WHERE THERE IS A BOUNDARY HERE, THAT COULD EXPERIENCE SOME STRONG STORMS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. REALLY THE WINDOW CLOSES ABOUT 7:00 OR SO. ALL IN ALL, I THINK OUR SEVERE THREAT IS RELATIVELY LOW. TOMORROW WILL BE A NICE DAY. IT WILL BE HARD TO SHAKE THE CLOUDS FIRST THING, BUT WE WILL WE WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE PEEK THROUGH, AND IT WILL BE UP NEAR 80 DEGREES FOR OUR HIGH TOMORROW. AND THE ASHEVILLE, HENDERSONVILLE AREA, IN THE MID-70’S TOMORROW. A LITTLE BIT WARMER ACROSS TOWN TOMORROW. THAT IS ONE THING YOU WILL NOTICE. IT WILL BE A LITTLE TOASTY IN MANY AREAS. OUR HIGH RIGHT AROUND 80, RIGHT AROUND WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR. 77 IN ASHEVILLE TOMORROW. HERE COMES THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS COMING OUR WAY ON MONDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE OUR CLOUDS, GIVE US A FEW SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON. ON TUESDAY, ANOTHER COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH. NOTICE ON THE FRONT, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF TWISTING HERE. THERE IS AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW, POSSIBLY SURFACE FLOW THAT WILL GIVE US HEAVY RAIN HERE DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. IT COULD COME WITH A FEW STORMS AS WELL, BUT ALL IN ALL, THIS WILL PASS THROUGH OUR AREA WEDNESDAY, CHILLY AIR SETTLES IN AND REALLY RAMPS UP NEXT WEEKEND WITH THAT STOUT NORTHERLY WIND THAT WILL USHER IN SOME OF THE COOLEST AIR WE HAVE HAD ALL SEASON LONG. I EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE 30’S AND 40’S, WIDESPREAD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING. WE CAN HAVE OUR FIRST FROST IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SO THE 4-DAY LOOKS LIKE THIS, SUNSHINE OVER THE WEEKEND, 80 DEGREES MONDAY, THEN WE SLOWLY COOL DOWN BEHIND THAT FRONT THAT GIVES US RAIN ON TUESDAY. OUR NEXT COOLDOWN ARRIVES ON WEDNESDAY AND REALLY

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Possible tornado touches down in Myrtle Beach

A potential tornado appears to have touched down in Myrtle Beach Friday afternoon.A photo tweeted from aspiring meteorologist Andrew Elswick about 3:30 p.m. shows what appears to be a tornado touching down around 64th North.The National Weather Service has not reported a tornado in that area.WYFF News 4 Chief Meteorologist Chris Justus said the remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Beta increased the risk for severe weather in the Carolinas Friday, especially in the eastern Carolinas. Chris said the wind energy surrounding the system led to the possible tornado in Myrtle Beach.

A potential tornado appears to have touched down in Myrtle Beach Friday afternoon.

A photo tweeted from aspiring meteorologist Andrew Elswick about 3:30 p.m. shows what appears to be a tornado touching down around 64th North.

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The National Weather Service has not reported a tornado in that area.

WYFF News 4 Chief Meteorologist Chris Justus said the remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Beta increased the risk for severe weather in the Carolinas Friday, especially in the eastern Carolinas.

Chris said the wind energy surrounding the system led to the possible tornado in Myrtle Beach.