Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:17PM EDT until March 16 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 3:17pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRILM
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina...
Western Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...
Central Florence County in northeastern South Carolina...
Dillon County in northeastern South Carolina...
Northwestern Horry County in northeastern South Carolina...
Marion County in northeastern South Carolina...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 616 PM EDT, showers producing strong wind gusts were located
along a line extending from near Antioch to Dillon to near Blue
Brick, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 5:53 pm the Florence airport reported
a gust of 58 mph.
IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Marion, Dillon, Whiteville, Mullins, Elizabethtown, Red
Springs, Pembroke, Fairmont, Tabor City, St. Pauls, Chadbourn,
Bladenboro, Latta, Pamplico, Rowland, Fair Bluff, Lake View,
Sellers, and Boardman.
Instruction:
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.
Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
Area Description:
Bladen, NC; Columbus, NC; Robeson, NC; Dillon, SC; Florence, SC; Horry, SC; Marion, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov