Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
604 WWUS82 KILM 250122 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 922 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 SCZ032-033-039-054-055-058-059-250200- Marion SC-Northern Horry SC-Williamsburg SC-Florence SC- Coastal Horry SC-Inland Georgetown SC-Central Horry SC- 922 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN FLORENCE... NORTHEASTERN GEORGETOWN...HORRY...CENTRAL MARION AND EASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT... At 921 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Little River Entrance to near Friendfield. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Myrtle Beach, Conway, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Myrtle Beach Airport, Little River, Little River Entrance, Socastee, Red Hill, Garden City, North Myrtle Beach Airport, Cherry Grove Inlet, Murrells Inlet, Horry, Johnsonville, Pamplico, Hickory Grove, Nixonville, Rains, and Barefoot Landing Area Of North Myrtle Beach. This includes the following highways... SC Highway 31 between mile markers 5 and 24. SC Highway 22 between mile markers 1 and 26. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. 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 3361 7910 3360 7911 3361 7912 3358 7914 3401 7973 3414 7938 3393 7863 3385 7854 3382 7867 3377 7877 3370 7888 3357 7900 3357 7910 TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 296DEG 26KT 3385 7855 3401 7969 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB