Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 1:26PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 10:26am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 69 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
BLADEN BRUNSWICK COLUMBUS
NEW HANOVER PENDER ROBESON
IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
DILLON FLORENCE GEORGETOWN
HORRY MARION WILLIAMSBURG
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, BLADENBORO,
BOILING SPRING LAKES, BURGAW, CHADBOURN, CONWAY, DILLON,
ELIZABETHTOWN, FLORENCE, GARDEN CITY, GEORGETOWN, KINGSTREE,
LAKE WACCAMAW, LELAND, LITTLE RIVER, LONG BEACH, LUMBERTON,
MARION, MULLINS, MURRELLS INLET, MYRTLE BEACH,
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, OAK ISLAND, RED HILL, SOCASTEE, SOUTHPORT,
SUNSET BEACH, SURF CITY, TABOR CITY, WHITEVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.
Area Description:
Bladen, NC; Brunswick, NC; Columbus, NC; New Hanover, NC; Pender, 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