Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 5 at 5:01PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 5, 2025 - 2:01pm
Expires:
June 5, 2025 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Conway, moving east at 15 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...
Conway, Red Hill, Hickory Grove, Homewood, Horry Georgetown Technical
College Conway Campus, Coastal Carolina University, Lighthouse Care
Center Of Conway, and Conway Medical Center.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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:
Central Horry
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC