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WWUS82 KILM 162358
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
758 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ105>109-170100-
INLAND NEW HANOVER NC-INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-COASTAL PENDER NC-
INLAND PENDER NC-COASTAL NEW HANOVER NC-
758 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NEW HANOVER
PENDER AND NORTHERN
BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...
AT 756 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM IVANHOE AND KELLY TO BOLTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35
MPH.
THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD REACH THE WILMINGTON METRO AREA BETWEEN
8:30 AND 9:00 PM.
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...
WILMINGTON, LELAND, BURGAW, WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, SURF CITY, TOPSAIL
BEACH, LONG CREEK, MURRAYVILLE, CURRIE, AND CASTLE HAYNE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 389 AND 416.
INTERSTATE 140 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 20.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3428 7774 3416 7783 3402 7836 3421 7829
3422 7825 3436 7816 3435 7820 3438 7823
3444 7821 3446 7818 3448 7820 3472 7811
3473 7802 3471 7798 3472 7768 3448 7758
3444 7752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 267DEG 31KT 3473 7819 3417 7840
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TRA
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