NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — If beachgoers have noticed strange colors in ocean waters over the last week, there’s a scientific reason for it.
Heavy rainfall from a potential cyclone that brought up to 20 inches of rain into southeastern North Carolina has begun draining into the Atlantic, bringing dirt and debris that found its way here.
“Even from there, the Waccamaw (River) goes down into Conway, even into Georgetown, and it does connect to the Atlantic,” News13 meteorologist Hannah Rahner said. “So even though all of the flood concerns were in North Carolina, we still have to get that nasty water down to our viewing area, and it does intercept our coast as well.”…