Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
083 WWUS82 KILM 062309 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 709 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 NCZ087-096-070015- Robeson NC-Bladen NC- 709 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ROBESON AND NORTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT... At 709 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wakulla, or 7 miles west of Red Springs, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Red Springs, Maxton, St. Pauls, Rex, Duart, Shannon, Buie, Tobermory, Wakulla, Prospect, Jerome, Parkton, Rennert, and Lumber Bridge. This includes Interstate 95 in North Carolina between mile markers 27 and 38. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3490 7894 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7852 3486 7850 3482 7846 3482 7850 3469 7939 3471 7939 3477 7933 3482 7936 3484 7935 3483 7919 3495 7903 TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 250DEG 30KT 3481 7931 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ RJB