Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 11 at 1:00PM EDT until May 11 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 11, 2026 - 10:00am
Expires:
May 11, 2026 - 10:30am
Description:
At 100 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Cape Fear Community College North Campus to near
Silver Lake, moving east at 30 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...
Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Surf City, South Masonboro Island,
Figure Eight Island, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Cape Fear Community
College North Campus, Wilmington International Airport, Myrtle Grove,
Masonboro, Murrayville, University Of North Carolina At Wilmington,
Scotts Hill, Ogden, Woodside, Mayfaire, Mill Creek, Silver Lake, and
Topsail.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Brunswick, NC; New Hanover, NC; Pender, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender: