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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
611 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
 

NCZ096-042245-
Bladen NC-
611 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BLADEN COUNTY THROUGH 645 PM 
EDT...

At 611 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along 
a line extending from near Ruskin to near Harrells. Movement was 
southwest at 25 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...
Elizabethtown, Ruskin, Bladen Community College, White Lake, Dublin,
and Bladen County Hospital.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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LAT...LON 3471 7838 3470 7837 3469 7835 3467 7832
      3465 7832 3464 7831 3463 7832 3461 7831
      3458 7826 3456 7825 3454 7827 3465 7882
      3466 7881 3466 7882 3467 7881 3469 7881
      3475 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 067DEG 22KT 3472 7862 3466 7817 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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