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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2026, 4:07 PM EDT for Bladen County, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 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 16, 2026, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bladen County, NC, Columbus County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 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 16, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 66 min |
| Aug 16, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Columbus | 68 min |
| Aug 16, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Columbus, Robeson | 62 min |
| Aug 15, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 26 min |
| Aug 16, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Dillon, Marion | 90 min |
| Aug 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Florence | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Horry, Marion | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 38 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.