SVRILM NCC017-047-032315- /O.NEW.KILM.SV.W.0014.060403T2227Z-060403T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 627 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 715 PM EDT * AT 624 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES EAST OF ELIZABETHTOWN TO NEAR CHADBOURN...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... WHITEVILLE AROUND 635 PM... LAKE WACCAMAW AROUND 645 PM... MORE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AND AFFECT OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE WARNED AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER OR WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE...REPORT IT TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN WILMINGTON NC. LAT...LON 3476 7841 3431 7907 3416 7888 3434 7817 3440 7826 3446 7818 3456 7830 $$ TRA