Hurricane season?

Hi there, we are planning to be in Myrtle Beach Aug 26 - Sept 2. We are using hotel points and that is the only time we could get a room. Do we need to be really concerned with hurricanes and tropical storms? I know no one knows the exact time they will hit, but we are coming all the way from Washington State and if there is a good chance for rain and storms maybe we should rethink our vacation.

Hurricane season?

Dont think about it yet.. We are going same week and we have fled two hurricanes from Myrtle Beach... We have been going to Myrtle Beach for 11 years and only had to flee 2 times. Once and we were able to come back after 2 days and another time one day early. You never know which way the hurricane is going to go.. it could fizzle out...

Hurricane season?

I would come on. Millions of people go to MB each year and have for decades. Many places have hurricane refund policies- check with your lodging and see. There%26#39;s a greater chance there WON%26#39;T be a storm than there will be one. Have fun. Best wishes.

What do you do if you have to flee.....look for another hotel in a safer area?? We aren%26#39;t within drving distance of home.

Happy faces..You should plan to leave MB once they announce voluntary evacuation,so if they (meaning the officals) announce this you want to call ahead and book a hotel inland. This way you can stay at a hotel inland and when the storm is over you can come back. Make sure your vehicle%26#39;s gas tank is full. Another thing is schools also let you stay there however if you have a pet with you they don%26#39;t accept them (I believe). You just have to ride the storm out. Please dont focus on this hurricane stuff it could make you crazy.. I know I know I do the same thing. We are going down the week of August 21st to the 27th... I think that is the same week as you...we can worry together...LOL

Sorry to disagree folks.....

If you have any other options outside of the hurricane belt, especially if you are travelling with children, I would start thinking about alternatives. I think if you are already anxious and that distance from home, it might be best to make other plans as September is usually the worst month for storms.

It all depends on how much you really want to visit Myrtle Beach but if it%26#39;s points like Marriot, you could probably still choose another vacation spot.

Hurricane season is from June 1st to November every year. Thousands and thousands of people go to MB during that time. The chances of MB being in the direct path of a hit is very slim. There are probably those that will argue about it, but while it could happen, but it probably won%26#39;t. I wouldn%26#39;t worry about it.

A hurricane can pass fairly close to the coast and the only result will be somewhat higher waves and more breeze. We have had some pass 50 miles off shore, and we don%26#39;t even get rain. It just depends so much on the conditions, temperature, etc on that particular day. Also, how big the circulation is. There are sooooo many varibles.

Thunderstorms are not much problem as they usually last only an hour or two. It%26#39;s not smart to go in the water if it is lightning, but other than that, it%26#39;s rather neat to watch a storm coming in from the ocean. As soon as it passes, it%26#39;s OK to go back down to the beach and enjoy the waves.

While no one can tell exactly when one can hit, you can pretty much figure that if it%26#39;s waaaayyyy out in the Atlantic and traveling at 10 miles an hour, it will take a week or more to get somewhere along the coast, and that would most likely be Florida. The ones that start up in the Caribean, or low in the Atlantic, seldom cause any problem to the coast around MB. they tend to go into the Gulf of Mexico.

I would go and not worry about it. My family is going to MB Sept 3- Sept 10 and I am not concerned. I was on vacation at Carillon Beach (near Panama City) last year as Frances came through. There was at one point a hurricane warning for the aera, but no mandatory evacuations were issued. So, we stayed put and weathered the storm so to speak. Only a day or two of bad weather and all was fine.

Plus, the paths of those things can change from day to day- at one point Frances was headed straight for where we were, then it moved over a little. It also makes a difference which side of the storm you are on, east or west (Idon%26#39;t remember which is worse). My point is, you never know and there%26#39;s no use worrying about it now. I know you%26#39;ll be a long way from home, but will be about 8-10 hours from home myself when I%26#39;m there-at that point, distance doesn%26#39;t matter as much- you%26#39;d still have to drive a long way to flee. It%26#39;s kind of like getting wet- once you%26#39;re wet, you%26#39;re wet- you can%26#39;t get more wet. (sorry, bad analogy) Just go and have fun!

(if one does hit MB while I%26#39;m on vacation this year, that will be two to follow me to two different places two years in a row. so, I%26#39;ll tell everyone where I%26#39;m going next year so they can avoid it!)

After 15+ years of vacationing @ MB, last year was the 1st time we had to evacuate. As it was mandatory evacuation announced by Governor, we recieved a FULL refund when checking out. Mom4Boys post is excellent advice. When/if a storm was coming, find a hotel inland(there are many) and book a room. We were going to stay and ride out the storm and when told we had to leave we couldn%26#39;t find anywhere within 50 miles. But again, the chance of a storm hitting are not worth ruining your trip.