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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Wilmington NC

830 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024



The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a



* Tornado Warning for...

  Southeastern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina...



* Until 900 PM EDT.



* At 828 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

  was located over Lisbon, or 9 miles southeast of Elizabethtown,

  moving east at 25 mph.



  HAZARD...Tornado.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. A tornado was reported earlier 

           by emergency management north of Whiteville.



  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 

           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 

           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 

           damage is likely.



* This dangerous storm will be near...

  Lagoon around 835 PM EDT.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest

floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a

mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter

and protect yourself from flying debris.



Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not

wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!



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.



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LAT...LON 3445 7858 3450 7859 3465 7835 3447 7831

TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 251DEG 23KT 3450 7853 



TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN



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RJB