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WWUS52 KILM 202101
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
501 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2024
NCC017-155-202115-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-240420T2115Z/
ROBESON NC-BLADEN NC-
501 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2024
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR ROBESON AND NORTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTIES...
AT 458 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR AMMON TO NEAR BUIE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...PUBLIC RECENTLY REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN PROSPECT.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LUMBERTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, RED SPRINGS, PEMBROKE, FAIRMONT, MAXTON,
ST. PAULS, BLADENBORO, REX, BLADEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AMMON, BUTTERS,
HESTERTOWN, SHANNON, BUIE, ROBESON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WAKULLA, WHITE
OAK, SMITHS, AND HOWELLSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND/OR WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED, BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN WILMINGTON AT 1-800-697-3901.
LAT...LON 3443 7903 3473 7937 3477 7933 3482 7936
3484 7935 3483 7919 3495 7903 3490 7894
3484 7890 3486 7850 3475 7839 3470 7837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 300DEG 27KT 3485 7863 3471 7914
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
RJB
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