Severe · Severe Thunderstorm WarningThis alert has expired. It is kept for reference.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 6:20PM EDT until September 5
Affecting New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC
In effect until: Sep 5, 2026, 10:45 PM
New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC
Confirmed across 2 counties in NC; expires 10:45 PM.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.
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At 620 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rocky Point, or 7 miles south of Burgaw, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Burgaw, White Stocking, Point Caswell, Long Creek, Murray Town, Rooks, Ashton, Malpass Corner, Montague, Rocky Point, Currie, Castle Hayne, Wards Corner, The Borough, Wrightsboro, St. Helena, Watha, and Pender Memorial Hospital.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™