Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
965 WWUS82 KILM 281744 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 144 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 NCZ107>110-281815- Inland New Hanover NC-Inland Brunswick NC-Coastal New Hanover NC- Coastal Brunswick NC- 144 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL NEW HANOVER AND EAST CENTRAL BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT... At 143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Myrtle Grove, or near South Masonboro Island, moving east at 5 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... Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, South Masonboro Island, Snows Cut, North Masonboro Island, Boiling Spring Lakes, Myrtle Grove, Silver Lake, Sea Breeze, Masonboro, University Of North Carolina At Wilmington, Seagate, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, and Cape Fear Hospital. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3415 7784 3400 7790 3405 7808 3425 7794 3423 7778 TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 259DEG 6KT 3411 7792 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RJB