Severe storms didn't put out Carolina Forest's 2,000-acre wildfire, but officials expressed hope that the desperately-needed rain will help them contain it.

Horry County firefighters and South Carolina Forestry Commission are working to extinguish a more than 2,000-acre wildfire that has burned for seven days in the Myrtle Beach area.

The massive Carolina Forest wildfire remains over halfway contained going into day nine of its burn. FIRST ALERT | Clouds build today, showers and downpours ahead for Monday HCFR said crews will continue to monitor and patrol the lines in the northeastern area of the fire,

With a soaking rain in the Myrtle Beach area's forecast, out-of-town firefighters battling the Carolina Forest wildfire will start to return home this weekend.