Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 29 at 4:57PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 29, 2025 - 1:57pm
Expires:
May 29, 2025 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lisbon, or near Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 25 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...
Elizabethtown, Lagoon, Lisbon, Emerson, and White Lake.
Instruction:
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Bladen
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC