865  
WWUS82 KILM 061646  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
1246 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026  
 
NCZ099-109-061715-  
INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-COLUMBUS NC-  
1246 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BRUNSWICK AND EAST  
CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...  
 
AT 1246 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MAKATOKA, OR 8 MILES NORTH OF SHALLOTTE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MAKATOKA, EXUM, AND HONEY ISLAND.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3401 7836 3404 7853 3423 7842 3423 7827  
3411 7816  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 226DEG 14KT 3410 7839  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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