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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
761 WWUS82 KILM 272022 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 422 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 NCZ099-109-110-SCZ054-058-272045- Inland Brunswick NC-Columbus NC-Coastal Brunswick NC- Coastal Horry SC-Central Horry SC- 422 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK...SOUTH CENTRAL COLUMBUS AND SOUTHEASTERN HORRY COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 422 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shallotte to Surfside Beach. Movement was south at 20 mph. 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... Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Shallotte, Sunset Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Myrtle Beach Airport, Little River, Springmaid Pier, Garden City, North Myrtle Beach Airport, Cherry Grove Inlet, Little River Entrance, Socastee, Iredell, Carolina Shores, Calabash, Freeland, and Exum. This includes the following highways... US Route 17 in Brunswick County between mile markers 1 and 17. SC Highway 31 between mile markers 6 and 24. SC Highway 22 between mile markers 24 and 26. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3367 7901 3396 7870 3396 7867 3398 7869 3417 7848 3391 7828 3389 7841 3380 7871 3372 7884 3357 7900 3357 7903 TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 005DEG 17KT 3402 7842 3362 7896 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB