Hurricane Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina at 2:05 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, with areas throughout southern Brunswick County seeing the effects throughout most of the morning and on into the afternoon.
Flooding, caused mostly by the hurricane’s storm surge, is occurring on portions of the islands and mainlands of Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach and Sunset Beach. There have also been reports of flooding in low lying areas and near bodies of water around Calabash, Shallotte, Supply and throughout most of the county.
At 3:30 p.m., the NWS Wilmington issued another tornado warning for Brunswick County, Bladen County, Columbus County, New Hanover County, Pender County and Robeson County. That warning is in effect until 10:00 p.m. Friday evening.
As of 3:30 p.m., high winds continue to beat down and spotty rain falls throughout our coverage area.
Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation is reporting 12,438 power outages in Brunswick County as of 4:35 p.m.
The Sunset Beach bridge was closed around 1:00 p.m. due to major road flooding along the causeway. The Ocean Isle Beach bridge was also closed around 3:00 p.m., reports indicate. Holden Beach has declared a state of emergency and the town closed the bridge around 4:00 p.m. The Calabash River Bridge was also reported by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office to be near flooded around 3:00 p.m.
A tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) around 12:20 p.m. for areas including Calabash, Carolina Shores, Holden Beach, Longwood, Sunset Beach, Shallotte and Ocean Isle Beach. The warning expired at 1:00 p.m. It is currently unclear whether any tornadoes touched down on land.
This is a developing story and will continue to be updated.
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