Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 6:19PM EDT until September 5 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 3:19pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 619 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Kelly to near Rains, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Conway, Marion, Whiteville, Mullins, Horry, Tabor City, Loris,
Chadbourn, Bethel, Lake Waccamaw, Northwest, Sandyfield, Hickory
Grove, Makatoka, Point Caswell, Hallsboro, Exum, Rains, Southeastern
Community College, and Galivants Ferry.
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.
Area Description:
Bladen, NC; Brunswick, NC; Columbus, NC; Pender, NC; Horry, SC; Marion, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov