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WWUS82 KILM 161606
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1206 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ105>110-161645-
INLAND NEW HANOVER NC-INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-COASTAL PENDER NC-
INLAND PENDER NC-COASTAL NEW HANOVER NC-COASTAL BRUNSWICK NC-
1206 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NEW HANOVER
SOUTHEASTERN
PENDER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT...
AT 1204 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR WINNABOW, OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LELAND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 TO 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILMINGTON, LELAND, OAK ISLAND, BURGAW, SHALLOTTE, SUNSET BEACH,
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, HOLDEN BEACH, OCEAN ISLE BEACH, OCEAN CREST PIER,
FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND, HAMPSTEAD, BOILING SPRING LAKES, ST. JAMES,
CALABASH, NORTHWEST, HIGHTSVILLE, LONG CREEK, CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE NORTH CAMPUS, AND WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3391 7814 3391 7826 3389 7840 3389 7857
3422 7825 3437 7815 3464 7789 3443 7757
TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 226DEG 51KT 3413 7818
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SRP
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