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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
317 WWUS82 KILM 272207 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 607 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 SCZ055-056-272230- Coastal Georgetown SC-Inland Georgetown SC- 607 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GEORGETOWN COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Graves, or near Georgetown, moving south at 10 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. Locations impacted include... Georgetown, DeBordieu Colony, Pawleys Island, Yawkey South Island, Winyah Bay Entrance, North Santee, Lambert, Sampit, Graves, Litchfield Beach, and Georgetown Memorial Hospital. 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. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 3314 7928 3315 7935 3321 7943 3322 7945 3324 7946 3324 7948 3325 7948 3324 7949 3325 7955 3327 7955 3326 7956 3327 7956 3330 7967 3343 7930 3347 7910 3338 7915 3325 7918 3320 7917 3316 7920 3312 7927 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 346DEG 8KT 3333 7937 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ IGB