Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
140 WWUS82 KILM 151940 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 340 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 SCZ054-058-152015- Coastal Horry SC-Central Horry SC- 340 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN HORRY COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT... At 339 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Nixonville, or 7 miles northeast of Red Hill, moving south at 20 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, Hickory Grove, Forestbrook, Nixonville, and Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. This includes the following highways... SC Highway 31 between mile markers 5 and 12. SC Highway 22 near mile marker 17. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3388 7901 3392 7889 3375 7881 3372 7884 3364 7894 TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 345DEG 17KT 3385 7893 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TRA