Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 8:02PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 5:02pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 801 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Smiths, or near Lumberton, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Smiths, Howellsville, Bladen
Community College, Duart, Tolarsville, Ammon, Butters, Hestertown,
Lagoon, Robeson Community College, Tobermory, Ruskin, Barker Ten
Mile, White Oak, Jerome, White Lake, and Dublin.
This includes Interstate 95 in North Carolina between mile markers 20
and 26.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Robeson; Bladen
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender: