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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 18, 2026, 3:08 AM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jun 18, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2026, 3:08 AM EDT (07:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 172 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 881 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted.
814 WHUS42 KILM 180708 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 308 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-182300- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0021.260618T1000Z-260619T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 308 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected for Brunswick County beaches. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$
2 follow-up statements
543 WHUS42 KILM 181446 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1046 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 NCZ110-190000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0007.260618T1446Z-260619T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 1046 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-190000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 1046 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents for Pender and northern Horry. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 19
446 WHUS42 KILM 190001 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 801 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-190115- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 801 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... $$ NCZ110-190115- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 801 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1:36 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 18 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:46 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 9 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:26 PM EDT | Gale Warning | ILM | 24 hr | |
| Jun 18, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 36 min |
| Jun 18, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 29 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.