Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

May 25, 2000, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2000, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

Area

Whole counties

Counties Robeson County, NC, Dillon County, SC

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KILM 252016
SVRILM
NCC155-SCC033-252100-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
415 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DILLON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHERN ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 414 PM EDT...A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  WITH 1 INCH HAIL 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE VIEW...OR
  ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF MULLINS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR
  LAKE VIEW AT 425 PM EDT
  FAIRMONT AT 435 PM EDT
  BARNESVILLE AT 450 PM EDT
  ORRUM AT 455 PM EDT

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN WILMINGTON NC.

$$

LAT...LON 3459 7944 3432 7962 3428 7912 3454 7888

DRH/RJD

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 25, 2:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
230 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2000

COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO SW VA AND WESTERN NC EXTENDING INTO NRN
SECTIONS OF GA AL AND MS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN ILM CWA...HOT AND
HUMID CONDITIONS WITH DEWPOINTS AROUND THE 70 DEGREE MARK AND HEAT
INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES. ANOTHER S/W TO MOVE EAST AND SINK SOUTH
OVER THE AREA TNGT. COLD FRONT IN VICINITY TO PROVIDE A BETTER CHC
FOR SHWRS AND TSTMS. WILL GO 50 POPS TNGT PERIOD.

COLD FRONT SLOWLY PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY FRI AS MODELS
DEVELOP A LOW ALONG COAST. WITH FRONT AND LOW DEVELOPING IN VCNTY
WILL RETAIN SMALL POP INTO FRI. HIGH BUILDS IN LATER FRI AND SAT
WITH SOME CLOUD COVER LINGERING FRI. NEXT FRONT APPROACHES LATE SAT
AND PROVIDES MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

GUIDANCE TEMPS LOOK REASONABLE THROUGH PERIOD AND WILL NOT DEVIATE
TOO MUCH FROM THEM. EXPECTING A FEW DEGREES COOLER TOMORROW WITH
CLOUDS AROUND AND WINDS TURNING NORTH. ONLY A FEW DEGREES THOUGH
WITH TEMPS INCREASING AGAIN SAT WITH PLENTY OF SUN.

CWF...WINDS SW BECOMING W TONIGHT IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE. WITH FRONT
IN VCNTY WILL GO VARIABLE FRI AT 10 KT. AS HIGH BRIEFLY BUILDS IN A
MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION SHOULD BE SEEN FRI NIGHT AND THEN WINDS
BECOME SE AT 15 KT OR LESS AS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES.

PRELIM CCF:
ILM BU 070/088 066/090 069 30520
FLO BU 068/088 065/091 069 30520
MYR BU 068/086 066/088 068 30520

.ILM...NONE.

PJN

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
354 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2000

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

0350 PM    OAK GROVE                 SC   .75 INCH HAIL
05/25/00   DILLON

DRH

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