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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Wilmington, NC

May 28, 2026Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2026, 2:59 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2026, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 28, 2:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 2:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 2:40 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	50 min
May 28, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		44 min
May 28, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	24 min
May 28, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		38 min
May 28, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		39 min
May 28, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	38 min
May 28, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	18 min
May 28, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		31 min
May 28, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		43 min
May 28, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	37 min
May 28, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Florence	36 min
May 28, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	31 min
May 28, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Georgetown	33 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.