Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
191 WWUS82 KILM 062258 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 658 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 SCZ017-023-024-032-062330- Marlboro SC-Florence SC-Dillon SC-Darlington SC- 658 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FLORENCE...WESTERN DILLON...EASTERN DARLINGTON AND CENTRAL MARLBORO COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT... At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Brownsville to near Sardis. Movement was northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Heavy rainfall may produce brief localized flooding and ponding of water across poorly drained areas. Locations impacted include... Florence, Bennettsville, Darlington, Timmonsville, Quinby, Clio, Mont Clare, Mars Bluff, Brownsville, Darlington Raceway, Florence Darlington Technical College Main Campus, Minturn, Sardis, Effingham, Oak Grove, Francis Marion University, Bingham, Mechanicsville, Claussen, and Dunbar. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 between mile markers 135 and 141. Interstate 95 in South Carolina between mile markers 148 and 185. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3457 7978 3464 7961 3457 7939 3425 7954 3425 7955 3424 7955 3406 7963 3399 7990 3401 7991 3401 7993 3408 8003 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 245DEG 5KT 3444 7970 3408 7986 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DCH