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WWUS82 KILM 151725
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
125 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
NCZ108>110-151800-
INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-COASTAL NEW HANOVER NC-COASTAL BRUNSWICK NC-
125 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HANOVER AND
SOUTHEASTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...
AT 125 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ST. JAMES, OR NEAR OAK ISLAND, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
OAK ISLAND, CAROLINA BEACH, KURE BEACH, HOLDEN BEACH, CASWELL BEACH,
BALD HEAD ISLAND, OCEAN CREST PIER, BOILING SPRING LAKES, ST. JAMES,
SOUTHPORT, FORT FISHER, BRUNSWICK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAIN
CAMPUS, VARNAMTOWN, BOLIVIA, AND DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3397 7791 3392 7794 3391 7795 3384 7796
3386 7801 3387 7801 3388 7800 3387 7802
3389 7802 3391 7810 3391 7829 3409 7821
3404 7789
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 288DEG 12KT 3399 7817
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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