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WWUS52 KILM 162250
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
650 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
SCC041-162259-
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FLORENCE SC-
650 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FLORENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3490 7894 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7849
3409 7881 3402 7940 3495 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 281DEG 35KT 3482 7888 3411 7915
NCC017-047-155-SCC033-051-067-162330-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260316T2330Z/
ROBESON NC-BLADEN NC-COLUMBUS NC-DILLON SC-HORRY SC-MARION SC-
650 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR ROBESON...WESTERN BLADEN...NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS...SOUTHEASTERN
DILLON...NORTHWESTERN HORRY AND NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES...
AT 649 PM EDT, SHOWERS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM TOBERMORY TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAPWAY, MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LUMBERTON AIRPORT REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 58 MPH.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LUMBERTON, WHITEVILLE, MULLINS, ELIZABETHTOWN, FAIRMONT, TABOR CITY,
ST. PAULS, CHADBOURN, BLADENBORO, FAIR BLUFF, LAKE VIEW, BOARDMAN,
REX, AMMON, HESTERTOWN, RAINS, SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHITE
OAK, GALIVANTS FERRY, AND SMITHS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING TREES OR
LARGE LIMBS DOWNED, BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WILMINGTON AT 1 800 697 3901.
WIND DAMAGE WITH THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR BEFORE ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3490 7894 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7849
3409 7881 3402 7940 3495 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 281DEG 35KT 3482 7888 3411 7915
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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