Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 30 at 1:58AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 29, 2026 - 10:58pm
Expires:
April 29, 2026 - 11:45pm
Description:
At 158 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Penderlea, or 8 miles southwest of Wallace, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Burgaw, Surf City, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Penderlea, White
Stocking, Maple Hill, Murray Town, Ashton, Malpass Corner, Willard,
Rocky Point, Topsail, Wards Corner, Woodside, Edgecomb, St. Helena,
Atkinson, Watha, and Pender Memorial Hospital.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 389 and 410.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Inland Pender; Coastal Pender
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender: