Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
488 WWUS82 KILM 142333 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 733 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 NCZ087-099-SCZ024-033-059-150000- Robeson NC-Columbus NC-Marion SC-Northern Horry SC-Dillon SC- 733 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ROBESON... NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS...SOUTHEASTERN DILLON...NORTH CENTRAL HORRY AND NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fair Bluff, or 8 miles northeast of Mullins, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fair Bluff, Boardman, Barnesville, Cherry Grove, Nichols, and Cerro Gordo. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm has some rotation and could produce a funnel cloud as well. && LAT...LON 3417 7913 3427 7919 3448 7898 3424 7881 TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 227DEG 22KT 3425 7912 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ RJB