Special Weather Statement 11/14/2024 18:00 for North Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued November 14 at 9:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
November 14, 2024 - 6:00pm
Expires: 
November 14, 2024 - 6:45pm
Description: 
At 900 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Long Creek to Town Creek to Ocean Isle Beach. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wilmington, Leland, Oak Island, Carolina Beach, Shallotte, Sunset Beach, Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, Surf City, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Caswell Beach, Bald Head Island, Snows Cut, South Masonboro Island, Ocean Crest Pier, North Masonboro Island, Figure Eight Island, Hampstead, and Boiling Spring Lakes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between mile markers 402 and 416. Interstate 140 between mile markers 15 and 20.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC