(WLTX, AP) -
The National Hurricane Center says
Tropical Storm Ernesto
has made landfall near Long Beach, North
Carolina.
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Highest winds were 70 miles an
hour.
Tropical Storm Ernesto brought heavy rains and
gusty winds to South Carolina's coast, but not much
damage.
The National Weather Service says Myrtle Beach
reported a peak wind gust of 46 miles per hour last night,
while North Myrtle Beach had nearly seven inches of
rain.
Horry County officials say there were some minor
power outages and a few trees down. They plan to assess any
damage in the county Friday.
Most of eastern North
Carolina and parts of Virginia are under threat for flooding
and tornadoes over the next day.
Lexington School
District One canceled Thursday night's varsity and junior
varsity football games for Gilbert and Pelion High Schools.
The Gilbert-Pelion varsity game will take place Monday, Sept.
4, at 7 p.m at Tomahawk Stadium in Gilbert. The junior varsity
game will take place Thursday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. in Gilbert.
And Pleasant Hill Middle School's open house moves from
Thursday night to September 5. All Pelion High School athletic
practices scheduled for the afternoon, Thursday, Aug. 31, have
been canceled.
Two Richland One high-school football
games have also been canceled. Both games will be held
Saturday, Sept. 2: Mid-Carolina at A.C. Flora, 4 p.m. at
Memorial Stadium; and Swansea at C.A. Johnson, 5 p.m. at
Bolden Stadium.
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