Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
628 WWUS82 KILM 062330 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 730 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 NCZ087-096-099-105-070030- Robeson NC-Columbus NC-Inland Pender NC-Bladen NC- 730 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN PENDER...SOUTHEASTERN ROBESON...BLADEN AND NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT... At 730 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Boardman, or 11 miles southeast of Lumberton, moving east at 40 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... Elizabethtown, Rowan, Bladenboro, Boardman, Bladen Community College, Abbottsburg, Lisbon, Butters, Lagoon, Elkton, Ruskin, Evergreen, Clarkton, White Lake, Dublin, and Bladen County Hospital. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3484 7849 3481 7845 3477 7843 3475 7839 3473 7839 3472 7838 3470 7837 3469 7835 3467 7832 3461 7831 3458 7826 3456 7826 3457 7821 3455 7823 3452 7822 3439 7894 3456 7900 3485 7849 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 253DEG 35KT 3449 7890 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RJB