Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
795 WWUS82 KILM 242243 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 643 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 NCZ096-099-242315- Columbus NC-Bladen NC- 643 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT... At 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Abbottsburg, or 8 miles northwest of Whiteville, moving southeast at 25 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... Whiteville, Hallsboro, Abbottsburg, Lisbon, Redbug, Elkton, Emerson, Southeastern Community College, Brunswick, Clarkton, and Columbus Regional Healthcare System. 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 3443 7888 3453 7877 3453 7844 3418 7865 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 302DEG 22KT 3444 7876 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB