Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 8 at 4:12PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 8, 2026 - 1:12pm
Expires:
March 8, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 412 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Timmonsville, or 11 miles west of Florence, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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...
Florence, Darlington, Timmonsville, Lamar, Quinby, Mars Bluff,
Cartersville, Florence Darlington Technical College Main Campus,
Francis Marion University, Claussen, Carolinas Hospital System,
Mcleod Regional Medical Center, Carolinas Hospital System - Cedar
Tower, and Health South Rehabilitation Hospital.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 between mile markers 128 and 141.
Interstate 95 in South Carolina near mile marker 146, and between
mile markers 148 and 175.
Area Description:
Marlboro; Darlington; Florence
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov