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WWUS82 KILM 052136
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
536 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
NCZ099-109-052200-
INLAND BRUNSWICK NC-COLUMBUS NC-
536 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BRUNSWICK AND SOUTHEASTERN
COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 534 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PHOENIX TO NEAR HONEY ISLAND TO MAKATOKA
TO NEAR LONGWOOD. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO
OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LELAND, SHALLOTTE, IREDELL, NORTHWEST, BISHOP, MAKATOKA, FREELAND,
SUPPLY, EXUM, BUGHILL, LONGWOOD, BRUNSWICK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MAIN CAMPUS, ASH, PHOENIX, WINNABOW, GRISSETTOWN, HONEY ISLAND,
BATARORA, MILL CREEK, AND TOWN CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3412 7795 3394 7846 3391 7860 3402 7874
3425 7838 3437 7814 3435 7808 3434 7808
3434 7806 3425 7798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 240DEG 51KT 3430 7810 3421 7831 3413 7840 3399
7858
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RGZ
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