NWS Wilmington issued this at 11:39
I'm in the general area of Florence. Oh well, here comes a rough ride.
WWUS72 KILM 140346
NPWILM
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1139 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004
NCZ087-SCZ024-032-033-039-142100-
DILLON SC-FLORENCE SC-MARION SC-ROBESON NC-WILLIAMSBURG SC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLINS...MARION...LAKE CITY...KINGSTREE...
FLORENCE...DILLON AND LUMBERTON
1139 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE AREA
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LUMBERTON...FAIRMONT...DILLON...MARION...FLORENCE...EFFINGHAM...LAKE
CITY...AND KINGSTREE.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS THE CENTER OF CHARLEY MAKES ITS
CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS BETWEEN 1000 AM AND 500
PM ON SATURDAY.
KEEP IN MIND LARGE TREES OR TREE LIMBS MAY FALL DURING THE HIGH
WINDS. POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. PARK VEHICLES AWAY FROM AREAS
WHERE THEY COULD BE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES AND POWER LINES.
MARINERS ON INLAND LAKES SHOULD CONSIDER SECURING THEIR BOATS.
PREPARE FOR WINDS ON THE LAKES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS AND VERY ROUGH
WAVES.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS...STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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Thanks for the update.
It's a joke in our family....my sister is on the coast of Florida; I'm on the coast of Georgia. WE get the mandatory evacuations, but our relatives in Florence get the actual hurricanes!