City of Myrtle Beach Local Government Page - Hurricane Preparedness Hurricane Preparedness The City of Myrtle Beach is prepared in the event a hurricane or other disaster strikes. This page contains information about the preparations citizens and visitors should take in the event a hurricane threatens our coast. Please see our Basic Disaster Preparedness Plan for information about general disaster preparedness, and our Weather page for local and tropical weather information. Two other sites of interest are the National Hurricane Center and the National Hurricane Center-Graphics page. Hurricanes are large storms that develop over the ocean, spinning in a counter-clockwise circle and moving across the water.
Some hurricanes stay out over the ocean, but others move toward shore and come onto the land.
Even places far inland from the ocean may feel the impact of a hurricane with rain and flooding. The National Weather Service watches our ocean waters all the time to spot hurricanes when they begin. Then satellites and special hurricane-hunter airplanes are used to track the storms as they move. Hurricanes usually occur between June 1 and November 30. This page offers some suggestions on what you and your family can do before, during and after a hurricane.