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Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 4:22PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
At 422 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms alonga line extending from near Shallotte to Surfside Beach. Movement wassouth 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 aroundunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation ispossible.Locations impacted include...Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Shallotte, SunsetBeach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Myrtle Beach Airport, LittleRiver, 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.
Area
Columbus; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Coastal Horry; Central Horry
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Observed
Urgency
Expected
Published
June 27th, 2024 04:22:00 pm EDT
Effective
June 27th, 2024 04:22:00 pm EDT
Expires
June 27th, 2024 04:45:00 pm EDT
Flood Advisory
Flood Advisory issued June 27 at 4:17PM EDT until June 27 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.* WHERE...A portion of southeast North Carolina, including thefollowing counties, Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender.* WHEN...Until 615 PM EDT.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches ofrain have fallen.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Wilmington, Leland, Surf City, Hampstead, Northwest, TopsailBeach, Castle Hayne, Cape Fear Community College NorthCampus, Rocky Point, Murrayville, Wrightsboro, WilmingtonInternational Airport, Kings Grant, Porters Neck, Bayshore,Ogden, Ashton, Hightsville, Windemere and Scotts Hill.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area
Brunswick, NC; New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Urgency
Expected
Published
June 27th, 2024 04:17:00 pm EDT
Effective
June 27th, 2024 04:17:00 pm EDT
Expires
June 27th, 2024 06:15:00 pm EDT
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 3:58PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
At 358 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strongthunderstorms over Cape Fear Community College North Campus, or 7miles north of Wilmington, moving east at 15 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph and half inch hail.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation ispossible.Locations impacted include...Wilmington, Leland, Surf City, Rich Inlet, Figure Eight Island,Hampstead, Northwest, Topsail Beach, Bishop, Hightsville, Cape FearCommunity College North Campus, Ashton, Wilmington InternationalAirport, Rocky Point, Murrayville, Castle Hayne, University Of NorthCarolina At Wilmington, Phoenix, Scotts Hill, and Ogden.This includes the following highways...Interstate 40 between mile markers 405 and 416.Interstate 140 between mile markers 15 and 20.US Route 17 in Brunswick County between mile markers 33 and 44.
Area
Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Observed
Urgency
Expected
Published
June 27th, 2024 03:58:00 pm EDT
Effective
June 27th, 2024 03:58:00 pm EDT
Expires
June 27th, 2024 04:30:00 pm EDT
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 3:57PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
At 357 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms alonga line extending from Silverdale to near Folkstone. Movement wassoutheast at 10 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects.Locations impacted include...Jacksonville, North Topsail Beach, Camp Lejeune Center, Swansboro,Hubert, Folkstone, Midway Park, Dixon, Hammocks Beach, Onslow Beach,Sneads Ferry, Hammocks Beach State Park, Sea View Pier, and HollyRidge.
Area
Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Observed
Urgency
Expected
Published
June 27th, 2024 03:57:00 pm EDT
Effective
June 27th, 2024 03:57:00 pm EDT
Expires
June 27th, 2024 04:30:00 pm EDT
Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory issued June 27 at 3:31AM EDT until June 27 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected.* WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast SouthCarolina.* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM EDT this evening.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.
Area
Robeson; Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Dillon; Florence; Marion; Williamsburg; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry; Northern Horry
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Urgency
Expected
Published
June 27th, 2024 03:31:00 am EDT
Effective
June 27th, 2024 03:31:00 am EDT
Expires
June 27th, 2024 06:00:00 pm EDT
