Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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815 WWUS82 KILM 200444 SPSILM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1244 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 NCZ108-110-200515- Coastal New Hanover NC-Coastal Brunswick NC- 1244 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HANOVER AND SOUTHEASTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT... At 1244 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Yaupon Beach, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Caswell Beach, Bald Head Island, Southport, Fort Fisher, and Dosher Memorial Hospital. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 3397 7791 3397 7792 3392 7794 3391 7795 3384 7796 3386 7801 3388 7801 3387 7802 3389 7802 3390 7808 3404 7789 TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 228DEG 32KT 3382 7811 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 21