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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
648 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

NCZ087-096-062330-
Robeson NC-Bladen NC-
648 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ROBESON AND CENTRAL
BLADEN COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 648 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bladenboro, or 12 miles northwest of Whiteville, moving east at 45
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, Bladenboro, Bladen Community College, Abbottsburg,
Lisbon, Butters, Lagoon, Elkton, Ruskin, Clarkton, White Lake,
Dublin, and Bladen County Hospital.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3477 7843 3475 7839 3473 7839 3470 7837
      3467 7832 3461 7831 3456 7825 3445 7866
      3446 7865 3447 7867 3446 7882 3448 7886
      3446 7890 3457 7896 3482 7846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 252DEG 38KT 3450 7879

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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RJB