312  
WWUS82 KILM 151904  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
304 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
NCZ099-SCZ059-151945-  
COLUMBUS NC-NORTHERN HORRY SC-  
304 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBUS AND NORTH  
CENTRAL HORRY COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...  
 
AT 304 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
SIDNEY, OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF WHITEVILLE, MOVING SOUTH AT 10 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...  
TABOR CITY, BETHEL, WILLIAMS, DULAH, NAKINA, GORETOWN, OLD DOCK,  
MOLLIE, BUGHILL, SIDNEY, CLARENDON, AND BRUNSWICK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3431 7872 3412 7855 3410 7855 3409 7856  
3408 7856 3408 7855 3407 7856 3398 7886  
3425 7892  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 339DEG 7KT 3418 7877  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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