Special Weather Statement North Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 12:36
Public safety alert, emergency alert, and weather alert<br />
Description:<br />
At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over<br />
Tabor City, or 18 miles southwest of Whiteville, moving northeast at<br />
55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br />
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...<br />
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Bethel, Lake Waccamaw, Hallsboro,<br />
Nakina, and Williams.
Instruction:<br />