FIRST ALERT: Blizzard conditions possible across the Outer Banks this weekend
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A significant winter storm will bring dangerous blizzard conditions to the Outer Banks this weekend, with damaging winds expected to gust up to 60 mph. The combination of heavy snow and extreme winds will create hazardous travel conditions and widespread impacts across the barrier islands....
Pickleball courts planned for Myrtle Beach have been scrapped. Here’s why
It appears it’s game over for a Myrtle Beach brewery’s plans to add an indoor pickleball court in The Market Common neighborhood. Tidal Creek Brewhouse had presented the idea of building Tidal Creek Picklehouse on land near the brewhouse, which is located at 3421 Knoles St. Tidal Creek Picklehouse’s plan would...
Watch beach snow and road conditions around Myrtle Beach with these live cameras
As Horry County prepares for up to a foot of snow under winter storm and extreme cold watches, Myrtle Beach drivers may want to stay off the roads this weekend. Folks around the Grand Strand can watch for snow on the beach and keep an eye on road conditions from the safety of their homes with dozens of live-streaming...
‘It was a shock’: Conway retirees say city broke health insurance promise
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Four retired Conway first responders say the city broke a decades-old promise to provide lifetime health insurance benefits. Jimmy Hammond, Eddie Scott, Tim Chapman, and Jeremy Carter say they were promised free health insurance for life when they began their careers with the Conway Fire...
NYC Misses Snowstorm, Near-Blizzard Conditions Possible Carolina Coast
(Tempest is an affilllate of Meteorologist Joe Cioffi & earns commissions on sales.) NYC Misses Snowstorm, Near-Blizzard Conditions Possible Carolina Coast. Good morning everyone. Models continue to trend our powerful storm further offshore and intensification slightly later, sparing the NYC with either nothing or...
6 injured after Horry County crash involving 3 vehicles
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A crash in the Galivants Ferry area sends six people to the hospital. Horry County Fire Rescue responded at 1:50 p.m. to the area of Joyner Swamp Road and Nichols Highway for a reported three-vehicle crash. Crews say six people are being taken to the...
2 Myrtle Beach men jailed in killing of man found in back seat...
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Two Myrtle Beach men were arrested Tuesday by Horry County authorities, who say they shot and killed a Loris man whose body was found in October in the back seat of a burned SUV in the Longs area. Jerrick Larog Thomas, 20, and Evin Elijah Worrell, 23, face murder and […]
Winter Storm Watch issued this weekend for the Grand Strand, Pee Dee
(WPDE) — A Winter Storm Watch has been issued as of Thursday morning, and it's valid from late Friday through Sunday afternoon. As a reminder, a Winter Storm Watch "is used when the risk of a hazardous winter weather event has increased, but its occurrence, location, and/or timing is still uncertain (heavy sleet,...
Grand Strand hardware stores sold out of snow items
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The snowy weekend forecast has led to a demand for items — such as ice melt, snow shovels, and heaters — but the local supply is struggling to keep up with that demand. Stores like Tractor Supply and Ace Hardware are seeing empty shelves caused by the demand. Items like […]
2 more arrested in homicide case involving 20-year-old found in burning car
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Two men were arrested Thursday in connection with an October homicide in Longs involving a man found dead in the backseat of a burned vehicle. According to the Horry County Police Department (HCPD), "Stoney Floyd Jr., 20, of Loris, was discovered deceased in the backseat of a vehicle that...
