525  
WWUS82 KILM 162203  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
603 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
SCZ032-162245-  
FLORENCE SC-  
603 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL FLORENCE COUNTY  
THROUGH 645 PM EDT...  
 
AT 603 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
FRIENDFIELD, OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE CITY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT  
20 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...  
FRIENDFIELD, NEW HOPE, HANNAH, AND COWARD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3408 7964 3381 7953 3380 7961 3381 7963  
3382 7964 3381 7966 3402 7979  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 331DEG 15KT 3399 7967  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
ABW  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab NC Page
The Nexlab SC Page
Main Text Page