Special Weather Statement 12/18/2024 19:19 for North Carolina, South Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 10:19PM EST by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
December 18, 2024 - 7:19pm
Expires: 
December 18, 2024 - 8:00pm
Description: 
At 1018 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms and showers between Rowland and Pembroke and 9 miles west of Lumberton, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 to 40 mph and pea size 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... Lumberton, Red Springs, Pembroke, Fairmont, St. Pauls, Rowland, Rex, Ammon, Hestertown, Buie, Robeson Community College, White Oak, Elrod, Smiths, Howellsville, Duart, Tolarsville, Tobermory, Ruskin, and Barker Ten Mile. This includes Interstate 95 in North Carolina between mile markers 1 and 38.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Robeson; Bladen; Dillon
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC