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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
452 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
NCZ099-109-162130-
INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-COLUMBUS NC-
452 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL BRUNSWICK AND
COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 452 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAKE WACCAMAW TO NEAR
OLD DOCK TO NEAR CHADBOURN. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITEVILLE, CHADBOURN, BETHEL, LAKE WACCAMAW, MAKATOKA, FREELAND,
HALLSBORO, HONEY ISLAND, NAKINA, REDBUG, OLD DOCK, EXUM, MOLLIE,
BUGHILL, SIDNEY, SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CLARENDON, WILLIAMS,
CRUSOE ISLAND, AND EVERGREEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3438 7844 3437 7838 3413 7823 3406 7861
3418 7890 3440 7895 3444 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 315DEG 6KT 3425 7844 3422 7862 3428 7883
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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