858 WUUS52 KILM 271552 SVRILM NCC019-129-271630- /O.NEW.KILM.SV.W.0102.240927T1552Z-240927T1630Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1152 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central New Hanover County in southeastern North Carolina... Southeastern Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina... * Until 1230 PM EDT. * At 1152 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bald Head Island, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Wilmington, Leland, Carolina Beach, Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, Caswell Beach, Bald Head Island, South Masonboro Island, Snows Cut, North Masonboro Island, Boiling Spring Lakes, Southport, Fort Fisher, Myrtle Grove, Silver Lake, Sea Breeze, Masonboro, Seagate, Belville, and New Hanover Regional Medical Center. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm may cause serious injury and significant property damage. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for southeastern North Carolina. && LAT...LON 3417 7783 3408 7787 3397 7791 3391 7795 3384 7796 3386 7801 3388 7800 3387 7802 3389 7802 3390 7806 3424 7806 3421 7779 TIME...MOT...LOC 1552Z 185DEG 38KT 3379 7800 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MORGAN