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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
424 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
NCZ096-099-272100-
COLUMBUS NC-BLADEN NC-
424 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BLADEN AND
NORTHERN COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 424 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HALLSBORO, OR 8 MILES EAST OF WHITEVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE WACCAMAW AROUND 430 PM EDT.
COUNCIL AROUND 435 PM EDT.
SANDYFIELD AND KELLY AROUND 450 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE BOLTON AND EAST
ARCADIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3425 7857 3438 7861 3453 7833 3430 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 245DEG 25KT 3433 7855
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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