Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 5:13PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 2:13pm
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles east of Ammon to near Boardman.
Movement was east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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, Rowan, Bladenboro, Bladen Community College,
Abbottsburg, Lisbon, Ammon, Butters, Lagoon, Ruskin, Clarkton, White
Lake, Dublin, and Bladen County Hospital.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Robeson; Bladen
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov