Fires Burning In South Carolina/Myrtle Beach And Conway

[srainhoutx]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
249 PM EDT WED APR 22 2009

SCZ034-222100-
HORRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH
249 PM EDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMOKE MAY CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS ALONG PARTS OF HIGHWAY 17...

A LARGE WILDFIRE IS BURNING IN EAST-CENTRAL HORRY COUNTY NEAR
ROUTE 90 EAST OF RED HILL. A LARGE PLUME OF SMOKE IS DRIFTING DUE
WEST FROM THE FIRE AND WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 17 RIGHT AT THE BYPASS
SPLIT. VISIBILITY MAY BE SEVERELY AFFECTED FROM BRIARCLIFFE ACRES
SOUTH FOR UP TO ONE MILE.

Radar Loop...

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 1&loop=yes

[grentz7721]

I can see smoke from my house.

[CajunMama]

Is the fire heading towards you grentz? or away from you? Hopefully away from you. Stay safe!

[grentz7721]

CM, the center of the fire is away from me as of right now. The center of the wildfire is west of intercoastal waterway, and I live east of the
intercoastal waterway.

[grentz7721]

I got a update on the smoke. The winds are pulling the smoke up north now.

[southerngale]

grentz, how are you doing? Is your area still safe? I just saw the fires on Fox News and thought about you. Police were banging on doors in the middle of the night, telling residents to leave. I heard one guy say that he barely got his family out before their house went up in flames, and said he didn't have time to go back in for their dog. I hope the dog just took off running and they'll get him back later.

[grentz7721]

Hey, SG, I'm doing okay. The wildfire went north, is now west of North Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach is spared from the wildfire. I did saw
smoke from the wildfire at my house on Thursday morning, but in the afternoon, the smoke went north

[MyrtleBeachGal]

Please pray that the firefighters can keep the fires contained somewhat today. They're predicting that the fire will spread north from a strong seabreeze today. I couldn't see 50 feet in front of me driving to Myrtle Beach this morning from Redbluff/Loris area because of the smoke that settled west last night. A 15 minute drive to work took me 2 1/2 hours yesterday because the main roads that I take are still closed. There is more than one fire that's burning in the area. The main fire that started it all is off of Hwy 90, and the Barefoot Resort/Grand Dunes fire broke off from the Hwy 90 fire and spread to North Myrtle Beach. The Hwy 90 fire is not but 40% contained as of this morning. If you would like to hear live time from the Horry County Fire Department and Myrtle Beach Fire Dept, you can go here and listen to their scanners. That's how I've been getting most of my updates - straight from the fireline. http://signaramaofmyrtlebeach.com/scanner.aspx

[grentz7721]

Oh, another update on the dog. A firefighter reuntied the dog with the fleeing family.

[grentz7721]

The wildfire is 100% contained, according to local news reports.

[vbhoutex]

The wildfire is 100% contained, according to local news reports.

That is great news!!! Wish we could have sent you some of our rain over the last week!!!!

[grentz7721]

Yeah, chance of T'Storms excpected this weekend.