Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
472 WWUS82 KILM 181935 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 335 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 SCZ032-182000- Florence SC- 335 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL FLORENCE COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Effingham, or 8 miles southwest of Florence, moving northeast 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... Florence, Quinby, Sardis, Mars Bluff, Effingham, Florence Darlington Technical College Main Campus, Francis Marion University, Claussen, New Hope, Evergreen, Coward, Olanta, Central Crossroads, Carolinas Hospital System, Mcleod Regional Medical Center, Carolinas Hospital System - Cedar Tower, and Health South Rehabilitation Hospital. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 near mile marker 141. Interstate 95 in South Carolina between mile markers 152 and 166, and near mile marker 168. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3399 7989 3401 7991 3402 7995 3411 7993 3424 7983 3425 7981 3425 7976 3427 7974 3415 7954 3413 7953 3413 7952 3388 7983 3389 7985 3388 7986 3388 7994 3389 7995 3395 7997 TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 225DEG 13KT 3407 7985 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 21