Special Weather Statement for Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover +1 more
At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Castle Hayne, or 9 miles northwest of Figure Eight Island, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree...
Official alert brief
At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Castle Hayne, or 9 miles northwest of Figure Eight Island, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Surf City, Figure Eight Island, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Mayfaire, Cape Fear Community College North Campus, Wrightsboro, Wilmington International Airport, Murrayville, Topsail, Castle Hayne, Windemere, Bayshore, Scotts Hill, Ogden, Porters Neck, Landfall, and Kings Grant. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between mile markers 410 and 416. Interstate 140 between mile markers 17 and 20.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southeastern North Carolina.