Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
756 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

SCZ023-032-240045-
DARLINGTON-FLORENCE-
756 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORENCE AND DARLINGTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

AT 755 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST
WEST OF FLORENCE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
MOVING ACROSS ROUTES I-20...U-52 AND I95 HEADING TOWARD FLORENCE.
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND DITCHES IS POSSIBLE AS THIS
STORM PRODUCES TORRENTIAL RAIN AS IT MOVES EAST THROUGH FLORENCE.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE DARLINGTON...FLORENCE...CLAUSSEN...
DARLINGTON RACEWAY...MARS BLUFF...QUINBY AND TIMMONSVILLE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

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LAT...LON 3430 7962 3410 7955 3407 7971 3413 8002
      3434 7996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 302DEG 15KT 3419 7981

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