412  
WFUS52 KILM 302203  
TORILM  
NCC017-047-155-302230-  
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0002.250530T2203Z-250530T2230Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
603 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
 
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 603 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR EVERGREEN, OR 15 MILES WEST OF WHITEVILLE, MOVING  
EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
CHADBOURN AND EVERGREEN AROUND 610 PM EDT.  
SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AROUND 615 PM EDT.  
WHITEVILLE AROUND 620 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ORRUM,  
BRUNSWICK, CLARKTON, CERRO GORDO, AND COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE  
SYSTEM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
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 3435 7904 3448 7901 3453 7856 3417 7868  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 278DEG 30KT 3438 7896  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 
 
 
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