Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 11 at 4:16PM EDT until September 11 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 11, 2026 - 1:16pm
Expires:
September 11, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
SVRILM
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Florence County in northeastern South Carolina...
Southwestern Dillon County in northeastern South Carolina...
Northwestern Marion County in northeastern South Carolina...
Southern Marlboro County in northeastern South Carolina...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mars Bluff,
or 7 miles east of Florence, moving southwest at 5 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...
Florence, Quinby, Sellers, Blue Brick, Mars Bluff, Claussen,
Francis Marion University, Evergreen, Carolinas Hospital System,
Mcleod Regional Medical Center, Carolinas Hospital System - Cedar
Tower, and Health South Rehabilitation Hospital.
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.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Dillon, SC; Florence, SC; Marion, SC; Marlboro, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov