Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 5:37PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 2:37pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Rowan, or 17 miles east of Elizabethtown, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Elizabethtown, Rowan, Penderlea, Point Caswell, Lagoon, Rooks,
Malpass Corner, Willard, Currie, Wards Corner, White Lake, Atkinson,
Watha, and Bladen County Hospital.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 389 and 394.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Bladen; Inland Pender
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov