971  
WWUS82 KILM 161226  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
826 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
NCZ096-099-SCZ058-059-161315-  
COLUMBUS NC-BLADEN NC-NORTHERN HORRY SC-CENTRAL HORRY SC-  
826 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BLADEN
 
COLUMBUS AND HORRY  
COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM EDT...  
 
AT 825 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A COUPLE STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR CONWAY TO TABOR CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CONWAY, WHITEVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, HORRY, ROWAN, TABOR CITY, LORIS,  
CHADBOURN, BETHEL, LAKE WACCAMAW, SANDYFIELD, HICKORY GROVE,  
HALLSBORO, AMMON, SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CARVERS, LISBON,  
SIDNEY, ELKTON, AND EMERSON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3485 7852 3475 7839 3473 7839 3472 7838  
3470 7837 3469 7835 3467 7833 3464 7831  
3463 7832 3460 7829 3454 7826 3454 7827  
3450 7824 3445 7822 3379 7895 3384 7917  
3401 7916 3485 7855  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1225Z 221DEG 53KT 3422 7886  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
SRP  
 
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