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WWUS72 KILM 131732
NPWILM
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1232 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
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/O.CON.KILM.EC.A.0001.251215T0300Z-251215T1500Z/
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW
HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-COASTAL
HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-CENTRAL HORRY-NORTHERN
HORRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OAK ISLAND, LITTLE RIVER, NORTH
HARTSVILLE, BUCKSPORT, AYNOR, SUNSET BEACH, TABOR CITY,
BLADENBORO, BENNETTSVILLE, FLORENCE, WILMINGTON, KINGSTREE,
HARTSVILLE, MARION, ANDREWS, LAKE WACCAMAW, MURRELLS INLET,
MASONBORO, SHALLOTTE, LELAND, SURF CITY, CONWAY, GARDEN CITY,
WHITEVILLE, MULLINS, MYRTLE BEACH, GREEN SEA, OGDEN, SEAGATE,
BURGAW, LONG BEACH, MCCOLL, CHADBOURN, DILLON, LONGS, SOUTHPORT,
CAROLINA BEACH, GEORGETOWN, LORIS, LUMBERTON, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH,
ELIZABETHTOWN, DARLINGTON, BOILING SPRING LAKES, SOCASTEE, AND
MYRTLE GROVE
1232 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2025
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 5
DEGREES ABOVE ZERO POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 DEGREES
ABOVE ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS FOR
MOST AREAS WILL ALSO HARM SENSITIVE PLANTS AND COULD EVEN DAMAGE
EXPOSED PIPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO
DRIP SLOWLY.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND
UNFROZEN WATER.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
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