786  
WFUS52 KILM 161845  
TORILM  
SCC043-161915-  
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0003.260316T1845Z-260316T1915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
245 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN GEORGETOWN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 245 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER GRAVES, OR JUST WEST OF GEORGETOWN,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
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...  
PLANTERSVILLE AROUND 255 PM EDT.  
YAUHANNAH AROUND 300 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 3338 7941 3369 7916 3368 7915 3366 7915  
3366 7914 3365 7913 3365 7912 3364 7913  
3361 7912 3360 7911 3361 7910 3358 7910  
3357 7907 3333 7937  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 217DEG 47KT 3341 7934  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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