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WTUS82 KILM 051200  
TCVILM  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
CHANTAL LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC AL032025  
800 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
NCZ110-052000-  
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/O.UPG.KILM.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-  
800 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CALABASH  
- HOLDEN BEACH  
- SOUTHPORT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1  
FOOT ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. EXPECT  
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY.  
- ACT: STAY AWAY FROM STORM SURGE PRONE AREAS. CONTINUE TO  
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
SCZ054-052000-  
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/O.UPG.KILM.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL HORRY-  
800 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- SURFSIDE BEACH  
- MYRTLE BEACH  
- NORTH MYRTLE BEACH  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REMAIN  
POSSIBLE  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1  
FOOT ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. EXPECT  
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY.  
- ACT: STAY AWAY FROM STORM SURGE PRONE AREAS. CONTINUE TO  
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ056-052000-  
/O.NEW.KILM.TR.W.1003.250705T1200Z-000000T0000Z/  
/O.UPG.KILM.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-  
800 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- GEORGETOWN  
- MURRELLS INLET  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REMAIN  
POSSIBLE  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1  
FOOT ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. EXPECT  
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY.  
- ACT: STAY AWAY FROM STORM SURGE PRONE AREAS. CONTINUE TO  
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
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