Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 3:43PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 12:43pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Butters to near Abbottsburg to near
Elizabethtown. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, torrential rainfall, 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, Bladenboro, Bladen Community College, Abbottsburg,
Lisbon, Butters, Lagoon, Elkton, Emerson, Clarkton, White Lake,
Dublin, and Bladen County Hospital.
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:
Robeson; Bladen; Columbus
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov