822
WWUS52 KILM 161808
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
208 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC019-129-141-161830-
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NEW HANOVER NC-PENDER NC-BRUNSWICK NC-
208 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR NEW HANOVER...EASTERN PENDER AND SOUTHEASTERN BRUNSWICK
COUNTIES...
AT 207 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MAPLE HILL TO ST. JAMES, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILMINGTON, WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, SURF CITY, FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND,
HAMPSTEAD, BOILING SPRING LAKES, TOPSAIL BEACH, MAPLE HILL, MYRTLE
GROVE, MASONBORO, SCOTTS HILL, AND OGDEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED, BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WILMINGTON AT 1 800 697 3901.
LAT...LON 3428 7774 3420 7780 3393 7808 3393 7814
3472 7773 3472 7768 3448 7758 3445 7753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 223DEG 59KT 3465 7772 3393 7809
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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