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Pender County, NC
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 :: 06:25 p.m. EST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Pender County in southeastern North Carolina... Eastern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina... Central Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina... Eastern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina... East central Horry County in northeastern South Carolina...

* Until 645 PM EST.

* At 623 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lagoon, or 15 miles east of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... North Myrtle Beach, Burgaw, Shallotte, Sunset Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Little River, Cherry Grove Inlet, Iredell, Rowan, Carolina Shores, Calabash, Lake Waccamaw, Northwest, Sandyfield, Penderlea, Makatoka, Point Caswell, Long Creek, and Exum.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BLADEN, NC ... BRUNSWICK, NC ... COLUMBUS, NC ... PENDER, NC ... HORRY, SC

Instructions:

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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for southeastern North Carolina.

Address/Location
Pender County, NC
805 S Walker St
Burgaw, NC 28425

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 910-259-1200

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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