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WFUS52 KILM 302203
TORILM
NCC017-047-155-302230-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
603 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina...
  Southwestern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina...
  Northwestern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 603 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Evergreen, or 15 miles west of Whiteville, moving
  east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Chadbourn and Evergreen around 610 PM EDT.
  Southeastern Community College around 615 PM EDT.
  Whiteville around 620 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Orrum,
Brunswick, Clarkton, Cerro Gordo, and Columbus Regional Healthcare
System.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Wilmington at 1-800-697-3901.

&&

LAT...LON 3435 7904 3448 7901 3453 7856 3417 7868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 278DEG 30KT 3438 7896

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

IGB