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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It was in force for 39 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
- Aug 15, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 1:47 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Robeson | 29 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 32 min |
| Aug 15, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 115 min |
| Aug 15, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 27 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.