835  
WWUS82 KILM 161824  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
224 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
NCZ099-109-161900-  
INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-COLUMBUS NC-  
224 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BRUNSWICK AND EAST  
CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...  
 
AT 224 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LANDSPOUT OVER HONEY ISLAND, OR 14 MILES NORTH  
OF SHALLOTTE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...LANDSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED  
OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MAKATOKA AND HONEY ISLAND.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3422 7843 3425 7831 3414 7822 3409 7843  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 319DEG 5KT 3418 7838  
 
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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