Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
896 WWUS82 KILM 150203 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1003 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 NCZ105-106-150230- Coastal Pender NC-Inland Pender NC- 1003 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PENDER COUNTY THROUGH 1030 PM EDT... At 1003 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout over Edgecomb, or near Surf City, moving west at 25 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts and wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Surf City, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Topsail, Woodside, and Edgecomb. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3441 7757 3440 7758 3433 7773 3450 7780 3452 7759 3448 7758 3447 7757 3447 7756 3446 7754 3444 7752 TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 070DEG 22KT 3448 7757 LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB