Horry County Fire Rescue walk through water checking a neighborhood starting to flood in Little River, near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019.
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That was what the roar sounded like. © KEN RUINARD / GANNETT USA TODAY NETWORK
Tornadoes caused destruction, power lines were knocked down and one wind gust reached 114 mph in Murrells Inlet as the Myrtle Beach, SC area was hit … In Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, where Isaias came ashore, flooding reached 3 feet in some areas, Mayor Debbie Smith told WECT-TV. The NWS team determined the damage was caused by an EF-0 tornado with winds of 85 MPH. MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The National Weather Service confirms a tornado in Myrtle Beach from storms overnight Sunday.
When it quieted, Johnson walked out into a dark morning.
They called out to each other, making sure that the human outline holding a flashlight was OK, too.
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Brenda Johnson, right, and Nils Regnell, neighbors in The Retreat subdivision in Little River, talk about Hurricane Dorian and the early morning tornado that damaged their neighborhood Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. © KEN RUINARD / GANNETT USA TODAY NETWORK
No injuries were reported.Here’s the full summary from the NWS Damage Survey:"A tornado touched down along 8th Avenue South between Denny’s and Captain Cain’s Miniature Golf and moved north-northwest. A man rides his bicycle on North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. National Guardsmen check on Bay Tree subdivision in Little River, near North Myrtle Beach, after a tornado from Hurricane Dorian damaged the area Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. It was one of several tornadoes that touched down in the area of North Myrtle Beach and southeast North Carolina, the first major signs of Hurricane Dorian's arrival here. A tornado watch continues for Horry, Georgetown and Marion counties in South Carolina until 4 p.m.The hurricane's center was about 60 miles south of Myrtle Beach at 3 p.m., packing sustained winds of 110 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Willam Ellinger of Murrells Inlet, S.C. gets photos of waves crashing on the shore from Hurricane Dorian in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. William Ellinger of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, said he wanted to come early because around 1:30p.m. October 20, 2019 at 5:40 PM EDT - Updated October 21 at 6:26 AM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc.
Power company workers on S.C. 57 outside The Retreat subdivision in Little River, near North Myrtle Beach, after a tornado from Hurricane Dorian damaged the area Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. The tornado lifted, then touched down again briefly in the KOA Campground. The Myrtle Beach area & Horry County, SC are getting rain, wind and storm search as Hurricane Isaias nears landfall. © KEN RUINARD / GANNETT USA TODAY NETWORK
Willam Ellinger of Murrells Inlet, S.C. gets photos of waves crashing on the shore from Hurricane Dorian in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. © KEN RUINARD / GANNETT USA TODAY NETWORK
It crossed U.S. Route 17 in North Myrtle Beach while reaching a maximum width of 100 yards.
MYRTLE BEACH – Oak trees snapped in half. A deserted street on Myrtle Beach on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. One large hardwood tree was snapped along with several smaller trees and numerous large branches were broken out of many other trees.The tornado lifted again, then briefly touched down along Columbia Drive and broke numerous large branches out of pine trees.
Utility crews work on restoring power on 48th Avenue in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. Some braved the wind to see the beach near the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, boardwalk. She wasn't alone.Neighbors like Regnell were also outside, trying to see the outline of their roofs and their cars in the dark. © KEN RUINARD / GANNETT USA TODAY NETWORK
A tornado left all this behind in just minutes early Thursday morning in a neighborhood in Little River. A group of people watch waves crash on the shore from Hurricane Dorian around high tide in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. Power company workers on S.C. 57 outside The Retreat subdivision in Little River, near North Myrtle Beach, after a tornado from Hurricane Dorian damaged the area Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019.
A man rides his bicycle against the gusts of wind by a fallen palm tree on Ocean Boylevard in Myrtle Beach Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. It was estimated to be an F1 in strength, and was on the ground for 0.1 miles. Johnson and Regnell said they haven't heard of any injuries.Once the sun rose, Regnell learned his oak tree toppled. A man walks away from the ocean on the Boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Thursday, Septemeber 5, 2019. © KEN RUINARD / GANNETT USA TODAY NETWORK
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