Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
171 WWUS82 KILM 252133 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 533 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 SCZ039-055-252200- Williamsburg SC-Inland Georgetown SC- 533 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL GEORGETOWN AND CENTRAL WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 533 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Warsaw, or 16 miles southeast of Kingstree, moving southeast at 15 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... Andrews, Earle, and Warsaw. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3356 7978 3361 7960 3354 7930 3334 7957 TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 306DEG 13KT 3354 7959 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB