Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 7:07PM EDT until September 5 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 4:07pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 707 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles east of South Masonboro Island to 6 miles
southeast of Holden Beach to near Burgess, moving south at 30 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...
Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, Conway, North Myrtle Beach, Leland, Oak
Island, Carolina Beach, Surfside Beach, Shallotte, Sunset Beach,
Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach,
Caswell Beach, Bald Head Island, Myrtle Beach Airport, North
Masonboro Island, Snows Cut, and Little River.
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:
Brunswick, NC; Columbus, NC; New Hanover, NC; Horry, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov