Full Notification

SVRILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... New Hanover County in southeastern North Carolina... Eastern Pender County in southeastern North Carolina... Northeastern Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 133 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Willard to Rocky Point to 6 miles north of Brunswick County Community College Main Campus, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Wilmington, Leland, Burgaw, Wrightsville Beach, Surf City, North Masonboro Island, Figure Eight Island, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Bishop, Maple Hill, Hightsville, Cape Fear Community College North Campus, Ashton, Wilmington International Airport, Masonboro, Murrayville, Rocky Point, Castle Hayne, and University Of North Carolina At Wilmington.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BRUNSWICK, NC ... NEW HANOVER, NC ... PENDER, NC

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. Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901. Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.