Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
974 WWUS82 KILM 250202 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1002 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 SCZ032-033-039-054>056-058-250300- Marion SC-Coastal Georgetown SC-Williamsburg SC-Florence SC- Coastal Horry SC-Inland Georgetown SC-Central Horry SC- 1002 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN FLORENCE... NORTHEASTERN GEORGETOWN...SOUTHWESTERN HORRY...SOUTH CENTRAL MARION AND NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM EDT... At 1002 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hannah to Myrtle Beach. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Myrtle Beach, Conway, Surfside Beach, Myrtle Beach Airport, Socastee, Red Hill, Springmaid Pier, Garden City, Murrells Inlet, Johnsonville, Hemingway, Rhems, Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, Pee Dee Crossroads, Poston, Nesmith, Indiantown, Bucksport, Dongola, and Plantersville. This includes SC Highway 31 between mile markers 5 and 9. 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 3351 7945 3392 7971 3388 7906 3373 7883 3363 7894 3357 7901 3354 7902 3350 7907 TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 317DEG 16KT 3381 7959 3373 7886 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB