Special Weather Statement 05/04/2025 14:22 for North Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 4 at 5:22PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 4, 2025 - 2:22pm
Expires: 
May 4, 2025 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 521 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lagoon, or 8 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lagoon and White Lake.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Bladen; Inland Pender
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC