Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
909 WWUS82 KILM 062026 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 426 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 NCZ099-SCZ058-059-062100- Columbus NC-Northern Horry SC-Central Horry SC- 426 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBUS AND CENTRAL HORRY COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Nakina to near Goretown to Allsbrook. Movement was east at 10 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... Tabor City, Loris, Bethel, Nakina, Old Dock, Mollie, Bughill, Sidney, Williams, Pireway, Dulah, Goretown, Bayboro, Allsbrook, Crusoe Island, and Loris Community Hospital. This includes SC Highway 22 between mile markers 11 and 19. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3424 7847 3415 7853 3415 7854 3413 7854 3403 7861 3388 7891 3404 7911 3412 7893 3424 7878 TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 280DEG 11KT 3418 7869 3407 7879 3399 7895 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ ABW