Advarsler Barnhill Cemetery, North Carolina

High temperature

5.7 4.00 PM 16.00 – 6.7 12.00 AM 00.00

Heat Advisory issued July 5 at 2:35AM EDT until July 5 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC * WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Bladen, Columbus, Inland Brunswick, Inland New Hanover, and Inland Pender Counties. In South Carolina, Central Horry, Coastal Georgetown, Coastal Horry, Inland Georgetown, and Northern Horry Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

National Weather Service

Thunderstorm

5.7 9.37 PM 21.37 – 5.7 10.15 PM 22.15

Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 5:37PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Rowan, or 17 miles east of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up 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... Elizabethtown, Rowan, Penderlea, Point Caswell, Lagoon, Rooks, Malpass Corner, Willard, Currie, Wards Corner, White Lake, Atkinson, Watha, and Bladen County Hospital. This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 389 and 394. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

National Weather Service