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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
733 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ024-032-033-039-055-058-059-090030-
Robeson NC-Inland Brunswick NC-Columbus NC-Inland Pender NC-
Bladen NC-Marion SC-Northern Horry SC-Williamsburg SC-Florence SC-
Dillon SC-Inland Georgetown SC-Central Horry SC-
733 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PENDER...
SOUTHEASTERN ROBESON...BLADEN...WEST CENTRAL BRUNSWICK...COLUMBUS...
SOUTHERN FLORENCE...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGETOWN...SOUTHEASTERN DILLON...
HORRY...MARION AND NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM
EDT...

At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ammon to near Fair Bluff to 6 miles
northwest of Lake City. Movement was southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 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...
Conway, Marion, Lake City, Whiteville, Mullins, Elizabethtown, Horry,
Rowan, Tabor City, Loris, Chadbourn, Bladenboro, Bethel,
Johnsonville, Lake Waccamaw, Pamplico, Fair Bluff, Hemingway,
Sandyfield, and Hickory Grove.

This includes SC Highway 22 between mile markers 1 and 18.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina...and northeastern South Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3475 7839 3473 7839 3470 7837 3467 7832
      3461 7831 3458 7826 3455 7825 3468 7816
      3471 7811 3467 7800 3400 7862 3365 7952
      3395 7997 3431 7910 3486 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 307DEG 21KT 3477 7849 3427 7904 3394 7983

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

ABW