071  
WWUS82 KILM 241753  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
153 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
NCZ107>110-241845-  
INLAND NEW HANOVER NC-INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-COASTAL NEW HANOVER NC-  
COASTAL BRUNSWICK NC-  
153 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HANOVER AND  
SOUTHEASTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...  
 
AT 152 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM MYRTLE GROVE TO NEAR SHALLOTTE. MOVEMENT WAS  
EAST AT 5 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WILMINGTON, OAK ISLAND, CAROLINA BEACH, SHALLOTTE, KURE BEACH, HOLDEN  
BEACH, CASWELL BEACH, SOUTH MASONBORO ISLAND, NORTH MASONBORO ISLAND,  
SNOWS CUT, OCEAN CREST PIER, BOILING SPRING LAKES, ST. JAMES,  
SOUTHPORT, CIVIE TOWN, SUPPLY, BRUNSWICK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE  
MAIN CAMPUS, MYRTLE GROVE, MASONBORO, AND FORT FISHER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD  
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.  
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE  
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3393 7793 3389 7803 3391 7814 3391 7826  
3390 7839 3398 7847 3420 7788 3418 7782  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 285DEG 5KT 3415 7787 3394 7837  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
VAO  
 
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