Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 8 at 5:48PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 8, 2026 - 2:48pm
Expires:
March 8, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rooks, or 14 miles west of Burgaw, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Burgaw, Rowan, White Stocking, Point Caswell, Long Creek, Murray
Town, Rooks, Ashton, Malpass Corner, Montague, Kelly, Rocky Point,
Currie, Castle Hayne, Wards Corner, The Borough, St. Helena,
Atkinson, Watha, and Pender Memorial Hospital.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 394 and 416.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Bladen; Inland Pender; Inland New Hanover
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov