Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
316 WWUS82 KILM 252010 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 410 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 SCZ032-033-059-252045- Marion SC-Northern Horry SC-Florence SC- 410 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FLORENCE... NORTHWESTERN HORRY AND NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 410 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Pamplico, or 13 miles southwest of Marion, moving northeast at 25 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... Marion, Pamplico, Galivants Ferry, Hyman, Rains, and Aynor. 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 3392 7958 3405 7966 3427 7940 3400 7918 TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 242DEG 22KT 3403 7956 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB