Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 1:56PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 10:56am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 11:30am
Description:
At 154 PM EDT, strong to severe thunderstorms were from near Burgaw
to Wilmington and Oak, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect some wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, Leland, Burgaw, Wrightsville Beach, Surf City, Figure
Eight Island, Hampstead, Boiling Spring Lakes, St. James, Topsail
Beach, Maple Hill, Hightsville, Wilmington International Airport,
Murrayville, Castle Hayne, Ogden, and Winnabow.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southeastern
North Carolina.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or
large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in
Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.
Area Description:
Brunswick, NC; New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov