Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
664 WWUS82 KILM 280516 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 116 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 SCZ055-280545- Inland Georgetown SC- 116 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GEORGETOWN COUNTY THROUGH 145 AM EDT... At 115 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lambert, or 16 miles west of Georgetown, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lambert and Sampit. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3326 7955 3327 7955 3326 7956 3327 7956 3328 7961 3329 7963 3338 7963 3344 7936 3328 7941 3324 7943 TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 262DEG 15KT 3333 7957 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ ABW