Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
874 WWUS82 KILM 241934 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 334 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 NCZ107>110-242000- Inland New Hanover NC-Inland Brunswick NC-Coastal New Hanover NC- Coastal Brunswick NC- 334 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL NEW HANOVER AND EAST CENTRAL BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... At 334 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Winnabow, or 9 miles southwest of Leland, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wilmington, Leland, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, South Masonboro Island, Snows Cut, Boiling Spring Lakes, Bishop, Hightsville, Wilmington International Airport, Myrtle Grove, Masonboro, University Of North Carolina At Wilmington, Winnabow, Mill Creek, Town Creek, Silver Lake, Sea Breeze, Kings Grant, and Murrayville. This includes US Route 17 in Brunswick County between mile markers 32 and 44. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southeastern North Carolina. && LAT...LON 3411 7786 3408 7787 3407 7787 3401 7790 3411 7823 3420 7822 3429 7785 TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 273DEG 19KT 3415 7815 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB