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09/05/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 6:29PM EDT until September 5 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
SVRILM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
New Hanover County in southeastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Pender County in southeastern North Carolina...
Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...
Northeastern Georgetown County in northeastern South Carolina...
Horry County in northeastern South Carolina...
South central Marion County in northeastern South Carolina...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 629 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cape Fear Community College North Campus to
Makatoka to Horry, moving south at 30 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.

* Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, Conway, North Myrtle Beach, Leland, Oak
Island, Carolina Beach, Surfside Beach, Shallotte, Sunset Beach,
Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach,
Caswell Beach, Bald Head Island, Pawleys Island, Snows Cut,
Murrells Inlet, and Little River Entrance.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please send your 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.

09/05/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 5:44PM EDT until September 5 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
SVRILM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Pender County in southeastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina...
Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina...
Northern Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina...
Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...
Southern Dillon County in northeastern South Carolina...
Horry County in northeastern South Carolina...
Marion County in northeastern South Carolina...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 543 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lagoon to near Blue Brick, moving southeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
Conway, Marion, Whiteville, Mullins, Elizabethtown, Horry, Rowan,
Tabor City, Loris, Chadbourn, Bladenboro, Bethel, Lake Waccamaw,
Latta, Fair Bluff, Lake View, Northwest, Sandyfield, Hickory Grove,
and Sellers.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please send your 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.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are 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.

09/05/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 5:20PM EDT until September 5 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
SVRILM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central 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 519 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Butters, or 9
miles southeast of Lumberton, moving southeast at 30 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.

* Locations impacted include...
Whiteville, Chadbourn, Bladenboro, Smiths, Abbottsburg, Butters,
Elkton, Evergreen, Emerson, Southeastern Community College,
Clarkton, and Columbus Regional Healthcare System.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please send your 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.

09/04/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Heat Advisory
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
Heat Advisory issued September 4 at 2:38PM EDT until September 5 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
Carolina.

* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening.
For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

09/03/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Heat Advisory
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
Heat Advisory issued September 3 at 1:53PM EDT until September 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected for the rest of this
afternoon, and then again Friday afternoon.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
Carolina.

* WHEN...The current Heat Advisory will expire at 8 PM EDT this
evening. The next Heat Advisory will go into effect from 11 AM to 8
PM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

09/03/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Heat Advisory
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
Heat Advisory issued September 2 at 8:17PM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

09/02/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Heat Advisory
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
Heat Advisory issued September 2 at 1:34PM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected for the rest of this
afternoon, and then again Thursday afternoon.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
Carolina.

* WHEN...The current Heat Advisory will expire at 8 PM EDT this
evening. The next Heat Advisory will go into effect from 11 AM to 8
PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

09/01/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Heat Advisory
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
Heat Advisory issued September 1 at 2:17PM EDT until September 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

08/29/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Flood Advisory
FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
Flood Advisory issued August 29 at 5:34PM EDT until August 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Northwestern Columbus County in southeastern North
Carolina...

* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Southeastern Community
College, Williams, Sidney, Clarendon, Mollie, Brunswick and
Columbus Regional Healthcare System.
- weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

08/21/2026

City of Whiteville Alerts:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 4:30PM EDT until August 21 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
SVRILM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina...
Central Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bethel, or 16
miles south of Whiteville, moving northeast at 15 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.

* Locations impacted include...
Leland, Bethel, Lake Waccamaw, Bishop, Makatoka, Freeland,
Hallsboro, Honey Island, Nakina, Redbug, Old Dock, Exum, Mollie,
Bughill, Batarora, Town Creek, Freeman, Pireway, Dulah, and Ash.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please send your 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.

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