755
WWUS82 KILM 202214
SPSILM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
614 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
NCZ096-099-202230-
COLUMBUS NC-BLADEN NC-
614 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN AND NORTH
CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 614 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ELKTON, OR 8 MILES NORTH OF WHITEVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE 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...
WHITEVILLE, ELKTON, EMERSON, BRUNSWICK, CLARKTON, AND COLUMBUS
REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
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 3448 7878 3454 7863 3444 7844 3426 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 325DEG 9KT 3445 7867
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
IGB
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page