If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Silver Lake, or near South Masonboro Island, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Surf City, North Masonboro Island, Figure Eight Island, South Masonboro Island, Hampstead, Hightsville, Wilmington International Airport, Myrtle Grove, Murrayville, Masonboro, University Of North Carolina At Wilmington, Scotts Hill, Ogden, Woodside, Mayfaire, Silver Lake, Topsail, and Windemere.