Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Wilmington, NC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
238 PM EDT THU MAY 6 1999

SUMMER LIKE PATTERN TO CONT ACROSS THE SE U.S. THIS PERIOD. HIGH
OVE THE ATLANTIC IS PROGGED TO REMAIN STRONG AND RETROGRADE TOWARD
THE COAST SLIGHTLY. SW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTAIN SEVERAL WEAK S/WVS
AND TIMING OF THESE AND THE ASSOCIATED RAIN WILL BE DIFFICULT AT
BEST. STILL NO GOOD SFC BOUNDARIES IN THE AREA SO AND WITH ONLY
WEAK UPPER AIR SUPPORT THINK THE CONVECTION WILL REMAIN SCATTERED
AND WILL MAINTAIN ONLY CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES
TO REMAIN WARM THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MAINLY MID TO UPPER 60S AT
NIGHT AND MID 80S DURING THE DAY.

CWF: S TO SW FLOW TO CONT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HI INTO SAT.
GRADIENT DOESN/T CHANGE MUCH SO SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 15 TO
20 KT RANGE.

PRELIM CCF
ILM 067/084 065/084 059 343
FLO 065/084 063/086 059 453

.ILM...NONE.

IRELAND

AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-
039-046-071015-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1200 PM EDT THU MAY 6 1999

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
UNTIL 5 PM AND INCLUDES MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES. ANY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WHICH DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA MAY AFFECT NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING.

SKYWARN SPOTTERS...
NETWORK ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SYNOPSIS...WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. ADDITIONAL
AFTERNOON HEATING WILL ADD TO THE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND SEVERE
WEATHER POTENTIAL.

CRM

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-070000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
211 PM EDT THU MAY 6 1999

... A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...

A MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS NOW COVERS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY...AND THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK...ONE OR TWO
OF THESE COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE AREA WHICH HAS THE BEST CHANCE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER...WILL EXTEND SOUTH OF A GOLDSBORO...TO HATTERAS
LINE.

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
58 MPH...AND HAILSTONES GREATER THAN 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER.

COMMUNITIES WITHIN THIS SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDE KINSTON...NEW BERN
...JACKSONVILLE...MOREHEAD CITY...AND ORIENTAL.

RESIDENTS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JME

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
404 PM EDT THU MAY 06 1999

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0335 PM    DARLINGTON                SC   .75 INCH HAIL
05/06/99   DARLINGTON                     3NW OF DARLINGTON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
444 PM EDT THU MAY 06 1999

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0425 PM    HARTSVILLE                SC   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/99   DARLINGTON                     NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN.