621
WWUS82 KILM 161702
SPSILM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
102 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ105-107-109-161730-
INLAND NEW HANOVER NC-INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-INLAND PENDER NC-
102 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NEW HANOVER
PENDER AND NORTHEASTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
AT 102 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LELAND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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, BURGAW, NORTHWEST, BISHOP, MAPLE HILL,
HIGHTSVILLE, LONG CREEK, CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE NORTH CAMPUS,
ASHTON, WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ROCKY POINT, CASTLE HAYNE,
THE BOROUGH, PHOENIX, WHITE STOCKING, MURRAY TOWN, WRIGHTSBORO,
MALPASS CORNER, AND MONTAGUE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 388 AND 416.
INTERSTATE 140 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 20.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3413 7805 3425 7821 3472 7795 3472 7768
3449 7758
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 223DEG 36KT 3425 7807
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MBB
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