


Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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053 NOUS42 KILM 312107 PNSILM NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-054>056-058-059- 010915- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT National Weather Service Wilmington NC 507 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/30/25 Thunderstorm Wind Event... .Hemingway, SC Straight Line Wind Damage... Location... Hemingway in Williamsburg County, SC Date... May 30, 2025 Estimated Time... Around 6:05 PM EDT Estimated Maximum Wind... 90 to 95 mph Maximum Path Width... 2.5 miles Path Length.... 4.5 miles Beginning Location... Near Stuckey, SC Ending Location... Just east of SC Highway 41 in Hemingway, SC Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 ...Event Summary... NWS meteorologists surveyed a large area of straight line wind damage in the Hemingway, SC vicinity that occurred during the late afternoon of May 30, 2025. A fast moving thunderstorm squall line moved across eastern South Carolina producing damage all the way eastward to near Cape Fear, NC. A concentrated area of wind damage was observed in and near Hemingway, SC including a number of snapped and uprooted trees, some of which fell on structures and power lines. No injuries or fatalities were reported. && NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ TRA/VAO