Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Pender, Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties
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NOAA issued it on April 6, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of southeastern North Carolina until 2:00 PM EDT, with 60 mph wind gusts and potential tornado activity reported.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern North Carolina
- Issued
- April 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Wilmington NC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern North Carolina.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of southeastern North Carolina. The alert was issued at 1:08 PM EDT following radar-indicated storm activity in the region.
Affected Areas
The warning encompasses the following geographic regions in North Carolina:
- Pender County
- Southeastern Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Eastern Columbus County
Specific locations expected to be impacted include Leland, Burgaw, Shallotte, Sunset Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Rowan, Lake Waccamaw, Northwest, Sandyfield, Penderlea, Makatoka, Point Caswell, Long Creek, Exum, Longwood, Currie, Winnabow, Carvers, and Honey Island.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Residents should remain alert for a possible tornado, as tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado, go at once into a basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure.
To assist with weather monitoring, please send 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.
Expected Conditions
At 1:08 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rowan to Dulah, moving east at 45 mph. The primary hazard identified is wind gusts of up to 60 mph. Residents should expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Additionally, the National Weather Service indicates that a tornado is possible within this storm system.
Timeline
The alert is effective immediately as of 1:08 PM EDT on March 12, 2026. The warning is currently scheduled to expire at 2:00 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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