275  
WWUS82 KILM 112139  
SPSILM  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
539 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
 
NCZ087-096-099-112215-  
ROBESON NC-COLUMBUS NC-BLADEN NC-  
539 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ROBESON  
 
SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 615  
PM EDT...  
 
AT 539 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
BLADENBORO, OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUMBERTON. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS  
NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BLADENBORO, BUTTERS, ABBOTTSBURG, AND CLARKTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE  
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3439 7884 3449 7898 3463 7885 3448 7865  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 229DEG 3KT 3450 7884  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
VAO  
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