Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 23, 2026Columbus County, Robeson County, North Carolina; Dillon County, Horry County, Marion County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT for Columbus County, Robeson County, North Carolina; Dillon County, Horry County, Marion County, South Carolina. It was in force for 60 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: Jun 23, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Columbus County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Dillon County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 23, 11:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1503 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 847 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Jun 23, 6:13 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 6:13 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 2:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
248 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

NCZ087-096-231930-
Robeson NC-Bladen NC-
248 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ROBESON AND
NORTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

At 247 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Antioch, or 7 miles southeast of Raeford, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Red Springs, St. Pauls, Howellsville, Rex, Duart, Tolarsville,
Shannon, Tobermory, Jerome, Parkton, Rennert, Tar Heel, and Lumber
Bridge.

This includes Interstate 95 in North Carolina between mile markers 26
and 38.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3490 7894 3488 7892 3486 7893 3484 7890
      3485 7880 3485 7867 3463 7878 3483 7924
      3483 7919 3495 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 289DEG 26KT 3491 7914

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

21

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
320 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

NCZ087-096-099-232000-
Robeson NC-Columbus NC-Bladen NC-
320 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ROBESON...WEST CENTRAL
BLADEN AND NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 320 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Robeson Community College, or near Lumberton, moving southeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Pembroke, Fairmont, Bladenboro, Boardman, Smiths,
Howellsville, Abbottsburg, Butters, Hestertown, Robeson Community
College, Barker Ten Mile, Purvis, Evergreen, Elrod, Proctorville,
Mcdonald, Orrum, Raynham, and Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

This includes Interstate 95 in North Carolina between mile markers 6
and 26.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 7930 3471 7923 3476 7905 3456 7862
      3435 7897
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 304DEG 23KT 3467 7909

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

21

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:26 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

NCZ087-096-232015-
Robeson NC-Bladen NC-
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ROBESON AND
NORTHERN BLADEN COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 326 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Duart, or 14 miles northeast of Lumberton, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Elizabethtown, Bladen Community College, Duart, Tolarsville, Lisbon,
Ammon, Lagoon, Tobermory, Ruskin, White Oak, Jerome, White Lake,
Dublin, Tar Heel, and Bladen County Hospital.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3484 7849 3481 7845 3477 7843 3475 7839
      3473 7839 3472 7838 3470 7837 3469 7835
      3467 7833 3449 7849 3470 7892 3484 7887
      3485 7862 3485 7852 3486 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 286DEG 27KT 3477 7881

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

21

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 4:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
436 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

NCZ096-099-105-107-109-232100-
Inland New Hanover NC-Inland Brunswick NC-Columbus NC-
Inland Pender NC-Bladen NC-
436 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NEW HANOVER...
PENDER...SOUTHEASTERN BLADEN...NORTHEASTERN BRUNSWICK AND
NORTHEASTERN COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Penderlea to near Kelly to near Hallsboro.
Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Leland, Burgaw, Rowan, Lake Waccamaw, Northwest, Sandyfield,
Penderlea, Point Caswell, Hallsboro, Maple Hill, Long Creek, Redbug,
Ashton, Council, Rocky Point, Currie, Castle Hayne, Wards Corner, The
Borough, and Phoenix.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 389 and 416.
 Interstate 140 between mile markers 15 and 19.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3432 7788 3411 7833 3434 7868 3452 7838
      3460 7829 3458 7826 3455 7825 3468 7816
      3473 7810 3473 7801 3471 7798 3472 7768
      3457 7761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 295DEG 28KT 3469 7809 3450 7832 3437 7858

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

21

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
525 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

NCZ105>108-232200-
Inland New Hanover NC-Coastal Pender NC-Inland Pender NC-
Coastal New Hanover NC-
525 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN NEW HANOVER AND
SOUTHEASTERN PENDER COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Castle Hayne, or 9 miles northwest of Figure Eight Island, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Surf City, Figure Eight Island,
Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Mayfaire, Cape Fear Community College North
Campus, Wrightsboro, Wilmington International Airport, Murrayville,
Topsail, Castle Hayne, Windemere, Bayshore, Scotts Hill, Ogden,
Porters Neck, Landfall, and Kings Grant.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 410 and 416.
 Interstate 140 between mile markers 17 and 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3440 7758 3432 7769 3427 7775 3420 7780
      3430 7795 3446 7785 3455 7766 3450 7759
      3448 7758 3447 7757 3447 7756 3446 7754
      3444 7752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 288DEG 27KT 3438 7785

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

21

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:26 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 8:04 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	23 hr
Jun 23, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	42 min
Jun 23, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	40 min
Jun 23, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen	49 min
Jun 23, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	24 min
Jun 23, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	35 min
Jun 23, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		57 min
Jun 23, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Columbus, Robeson	64 min
Jun 23, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Florence, Marion	50 min
Jun 23, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Dillon	49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2026 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2026 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.