Severe Thunderstorm Warning North Carolina, South Carolina | Effective 03/12/2026 09:00

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 12:00PM EDT until March 12 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 12, 2026 - 9:00am
Expires: 
March 12, 2026 - 9:45am
Description: 
SVRILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina... Southwestern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina... Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina... Eastern Florence County in northeastern South Carolina... North central Georgetown County in northeastern South Carolina... Southeastern Dillon County in northeastern South Carolina... Horry County in northeastern South Carolina... Marion County in northeastern South Carolina... Northeastern Williamsburg County in northeastern South Carolina... * Until 1245 PM EDT. * At 1159 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sellers to near Kingsburg to near Trio, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Conway, Marion, Whiteville, Mullins, Red Hill, Horry, Tabor City, Loris, Chadbourn, Bladenboro, Bethel, Johnsonville, Pamplico, Fair Bluff, Lake View, Hemingway, Hickory Grove, Sellers, Boardman, and Blue Brick.
Instruction: 
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: 
Bladen, NC; Columbus, NC; Robeson, NC; Dillon, SC; Florence, SC; Georgetown, SC; Horry, SC; Marion, SC; Williamsburg, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov