Georgetown County under tornado watch; bracing for some of the worst of Isaias

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Georgetown County until 2 a.m.

Horry County is also under that tornado watch. The forecast track for Isaias shows the northern parts of the Lowcountry could see the worst of the storm.

A lot more water on the road now in #GeorgetownSC. This is along Front St @Live5News #scnews #scwx pic.twitter.com/an7X5NbIGX
— Abbey O'Brien (@abbeyobrien) August 3, 2020

Many businesses along Front Street closed Monday afternoon ahead of Isaias’ anticipated arrival. Some of them placed sandbags at their doors to combat flooding.

Up to 4 inches of rain are expected to fall in portions of Georgetown County by Tuesday morning. Georgetown County remains under a hurricane warning.

Isaias is expected to restrengthen to hurricane strength before it makes landfall, although that only means an increase of a few miles per hour for maximum sustained winds from its current status as a high-end tropical storm.

Portions of Horry County and the cities of North Myrtle Beach and Conway are under a state of emergency.

Some shots from #GeorgetownSC. Most businesses on Front St are closed now but only a few have sandbags @Live5News #scnews #scwx pic.twitter.com/hDVOMBebT3
— Abbey O'Brien (@abbeyobrien) August 3, 2020