224  
WWUS82 KILM 161826  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
226 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
NCZ096-161845-  
BLADEN NC-  
226 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN BLADEN COUNTY THROUGH  
245 PM EDT...  
 
AT 226 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAGOON TO NEAR LISBON.  
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 70 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...  
LISBON AND LAGOON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
NORTH CAROLINA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3471 7837 3470 7837 3469 7835 3468 7835  
3467 7832 3465 7832 3464 7831 3463 7832  
3462 7831 3460 7830 3460 7829 3445 7846  
3452 7858 3472 7838  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 223DEG 65KT 3465 7834 3449 7851  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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