Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
440 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

NCC017-155-202115-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-240420T2115Z/
Robeson NC-Bladen NC-
440 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR ROBESON AND NORTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTIES...

At 438 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Jerome to near Wakulla, moving southeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
         damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Red Springs, Pembroke, Fairmont, Maxton,
St. Pauls, Bladenboro, Rowland, Rex, Bladen Community College, Ammon,
Butters, Hestertown, Shannon, Buie, Robeson Community College,
Wakulla, White Oak, and Elrod.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Wilmington at 1-800-697-3901.

&&

LAT...LON 3495 7903 3490 7894 3484 7890 3486 7850
      3475 7839 3470 7837 3438 7916 3464 7946
      3477 7933 3482 7936 3484 7935 3483 7919
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 297DEG 28KT 3490 7873 3479 7932

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RJB
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