At 820 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from south of Lake Waccamaw to Conway. Movement was east at 40 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. North Myrtle Beach, Oak Island, Shallotte, Sunset Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Little River, Cherry Grove, Boiling Spring Lakes, Calabash, and Longwood. This includes the following highways. US Route 17 in Brunswick County between mile markers 1 and 38. SC Highway 31 between mile markers 13 and 24. SC Highway 22 between mile markers 17 and 26.

The areas affected include. Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm. Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm. At 817 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a gust front, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This gust front was located along a line extending from 13 nm north of Sunset Beach to 8 nm northwest of Murrells Inlet, moving east at 35 knots. The gust front will be near. Springmaid Pier around 825 PM EDT. Myrtle Beach Rock, Little River Entrance, Little River Sea Buoy, and Cherry Grove Inlet around 830 PM EDT. Little River Reef and Paradise Reef around 835 PM EDT. Shallotte River Inlet Sea Buoy around 840 PM EDT. Sherman Wreck around 845 PM EDT. Little River Offshore Reef, Belky Bear, and Lockwood Folly Inlet Sea Buoy around 850 PM EDT. Jungle and Caswell Beach around 900 PM EDT. A R 445 around 905 PM EDT.

The areas affected include. Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm. At 739 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. These thunderstorms were located in Wilmington, moving east at 30 knots. Locations impacted include. 10 Mile Boxcars, Liberty Ship, Dallas Rock, Billy Murrell Reef, Masonboro Sea Buoy, Harris Reef, 10 Mile Rocks, Kure Beach Point, Topsail Boxcars, Topsail Tire Reef, Buoy Off Carolina Beach, 5 Mile Boxcars, Kure Beach, and Topsail Beach.

* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft expected. * WHERE. The coastal waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City. * WHEN. From 8 AM Thursday to 8 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 207 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BLADEN ROBESON IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA DARLINGTON DILLON FLORENCE MARION MARLBORO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, BLADENBORO, DARLINGTON, DILLON, ELIZABETHTOWN, FLORENCE, HARTSVILLE, LUMBERTON, MARION, MCCOLL, MULLINS, AND NORTH HARTSVILLE.

SVRMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Central Jones County in eastern North Carolina. Onslow County in eastern North Carolina. Southeastern Duplin County in eastern North Carolina. * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 757 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Albert J Ellis Airport, or 12 miles west of Half Moon, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include. Jacksonville, New River Station, Pumpkin Center, Piney Green, Half Moon, Camp Lejeune Center, Swansboro, Hubert, Richlands, Beulaville, Maysville, Catherine Lake, Kellum, Cypress Creek, Midway Park, Comfort, Chinquapin, Belgrade, Potters Hill, and Petersburg.

At 825 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Petersburg, or 7 miles north of Half Moon, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include. Jacksonville, Half Moon, Richlands, Maysville, Comfort, Belgrade, Petersburg, Albert J Ellis Airport, Richlands South, Deppe, Loco VFD, Pollocksville, and Hargetts Crossroads.