Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 3:39PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 12:39pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Willard to near Penderlea to 6 miles
southwest of Harrells. Movement was south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Burgaw, Rowan, Penderlea, Point Caswell, Murray Town, Rooks, Malpass
Corner, Willard, Currie, Wards Corner, St. Helena, Atkinson, Watha,
and Pender Memorial Hospital.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 389 and 404.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Bladen; Inland Pender
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov