For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1-800-697-3901.

SVRILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Pender County in southeastern North Carolina... Southeastern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina... Northeastern Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina... Northeastern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sandyfield, or 21 miles east of Whiteville, moving east at 20 to 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... Rowan, Northwest, Sandyfield, Bishop, Point Caswell, Long Creek, Rooks, Montague, Malpass Corner, Kelly, Batarora, Town Creek, Currie, Freeman, Wards Corner, The Borough, Phoenix, Delco, Riegelwood, and Bolton.