Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
051 WWUS82 KILM 051943 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 343 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 SCZ023-024-032-033-059-052015- Marion SC-Northern Horry SC-Florence SC-Dillon SC-Darlington SC- 343 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL FLORENCE...SOUTHERN DILLON...EAST CENTRAL DARLINGTON...NORTHWESTERN HORRY AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT... At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Quinby, or near Florence, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Florence, Marion, Mullins, Quinby, Lake View, Sellers, Fork, Blue Brick, Zion, Mars Bluff, Gapway, Florence Darlington Technical College Main Campus, Francis Marion University, Floydale, Smithboro, Kemper, Claussen, Rains, Nichols, and Carolinas Hospital System. This includes Interstate 95 in South Carolina between mile markers 163 and 174. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3436 7915 3432 7909 3410 7907 3409 7980 3427 7982 TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 264DEG 26KT 3419 7972 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ SHK