449
WWUS52 KILM 212052
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
452 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NCC129-141-212100-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260821T2100Z/
NEW HANOVER NC-PENDER NC-
452 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEW HANOVER AND SOUTHEASTERN PENDER COUNTIES...
AT 451 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER OGDEN, OR NEAR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED FUNNEL IN THE AREA ALONG MILITARY
CUTOFF ROAD IN WILMINGTON.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND, BAYSHORE, MURRAYVILLE, OGDEN, AND PORTERS
NECK AROUND 455 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING TREES OR
LARGE LIMBS DOWNED, BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WILMINGTON AT 1 800 697 3901.
LAT...LON 3428 7774 3423 7778 3422 7783 3430 7784
3440 7769 3434 7766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 243DEG 7KT 3426 7782
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
IGB
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