THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 231 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM 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 COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM

SVRILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Southeastern Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina. Southwestern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina. Northwestern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina. * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fairmont, or 9 miles southwest of Lumberton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near. Boardman around 445 PM EDT. Elkton around 520 PM EDT. Emerson around 525 PM EDT. Council around 535 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Orrum, Clarkton, and Proctorville.

At 514 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Abbottsburg to near Fairmont, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. These severe storms will be near. Boardman, Elkton, and Evergreen around 520 PM EDT. Emerson around 525 PM EDT. Council around 540 PM EDT. Carvers around 545 PM EDT. Whiteville around 555 PM EDT. Lake Waccamaw around 610 PM EDT. Hallsboro around 615 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Orrum, Clarkton, Proctorville, and Columbus Regional Healthcare System.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 231 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BLADEN BRUNSWICK COLUMBUS NEW HANOVER PENDER ROBESON IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA DARLINGTON DILLON FLORENCE GEORGETOWN HORRY MARION MARLBORO WILLIAMSBURG THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, BENNETTSVILLE, BLADENBORO, BOILING SPRING LAKES, BURGAW, CHADBOURN, CONWAY, DARLINGTON, DILLON, ELIZABETHTOWN, FLORENCE, GARDEN CITY, GEORGETOWN, HARTSVILLE, KINGSTREE, LAKE WACCAMAW, LELAND, LITTLE RIVER, LONG BEACH, LUMBERTON, MARION, MCCOLL, MULLINS, MURRELLS INLET, MYRTLE BEACH, NORTH HARTSVILLE, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, OAK ISLAND, RED HILL, SOCASTEE, SOUTHPORT, SUNSET BEACH, SURF CITY, TABOR CITY, WHITEVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.

* WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Santee River near Jamestown. * WHEN. From Saturday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 12.0 feet, several dirt logging roads are impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 830 AM EDT Friday, the stage was 7.8 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage late Saturday morning and continue rising to 13.5 feet Wednesday morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.