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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
356 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

NCZ087-096-099-132100-
Robeson NC-Columbus NC-Bladen NC-
356 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ROBESON...CENTRAL
BLADEN AND NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Southeastern Community College, or near Whiteville, moving northeast
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Whiteville, Elizabethtown, Chadbourn, Bladenboro, Boardman, Carvers,
Abbottsburg, Lisbon, Lagoon, Elkton, Council, Emerson, Southeastern
Community College, Evergreen, Kelly, Clarkton, White Lake, and Bladen
County Hospital.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3429 7887 3448 7898 3477 7843 3448 7828
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 240DEG 24KT 3438 7880

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

RJB