Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

Jun 5, 2000, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2000, 6:30 PM EDT

In force

50 min

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

Area

Whole counties

County Horry County, SC

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WUUS52 KILM 052142
SVRILM
SCC051-052230-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
540 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HORRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 540 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF COOL SPRING...OR ABOUT 13 
  MILES WEST OF LORIS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR
  LORIS AT 545 PM EDT
  GREEN SEA AT 555 PM EDT

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR 
NO ADVANCE WARNING.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PAS(SED.

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

$$

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 5, 2:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
225 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2000

FRONT CONTINUES TO MEANDER IN VCNTY OF CWA. LOW PRES TO SINK SE
TOWARD REGION TONIGHT AS SEVERAL IMPULSES RIDE N TO ALONG THE COAST OF
THE CAROLINAS. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE AND WILL
PROVIDE FOR CONTINUED GOOD CHANCE POPS FOR TNGT PERIOD OF FCST. HAVE
NOT HAD MUCH HEATING LATE MRNG/EARLY AFTN WHICH HAS INHIBITED
WIDESPREAD TSTMS DEVELOPMENT THUSFAR. HOWEVER...MOIST UNSTABLE
AIRMASS REMAINS CONDUCIVE TO DEVELOPMENT WITH ONLY A LITTLE HEATING.

TONIGHT LOOKS LIKE BEST DYNAMICS CROSSING THE AREA WITH MAX OMEGA
00-06Z. WEAK LLJ IN PROXIMITY TNGT/OVERNIGHT AND STRENGTHENS AS IT
MOVES NE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST AND OFFSHORE.

FRONT PROGESSES THROUGH CAROLINAS TNGT AND EARLY TUE. MODELS SLOW
FRONT DOWN AS IT REACHES ILM CWA BUT LOOKS LIKE MOISTURE QUICK TO
EXIT AS FLOW BECOMES MORE WESTERLY. SO...WILL LEAVE CHC POPS IN FOR
MAINLY MORNING ACTIVITY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. CLOUDS AND MOISTURE
DIMINISHING IN THE AFTN.

AS FAR AS TEMPS...GUIDANCE VALUES NOT FAR OFF AS MINS TNGT SIMILAR
TO PREVIOUS NIGHTS. TIMING OF FRONT MAY AFFECT MAXES TUE BUT SHOULD
GET ENOUGH SUN TO KEEP THINGS IN THE BALLPARK OF 85 DEGREES. COOLER
NIGHTS TUE AND WED NIGHT AS HIGH BUILDS IN. AFTN MAXES SLOWLY
MODERATE.

EXTENDED FCST LOOKS DRY WITH A GRADUAL WARMUP.

CWF...S WINDS TO BECOME SW TNGT...INCREASING TO SCA CRITTERIA LATE
TNGT. WILL GO AHEAD AND RAISE FLAGS NOW. SCA WINDS CONTINUE INTO
TUES AND TAPER OFF SOME AS FLOW GOES WEST. W TO NW FLOW TUES NIGHT
AS FRONT PUSHES THROUGH WATERS AND N WINDS FOR WED.

PRELIMINARY CCF:
ILM BB 069/085 060/080 057 30530
FLO BB 068/085 059/081 056 30530
MYR BB 068/084 061/080 057 30530

.ILM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEEE RIVER SC...

PJN

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2000Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2000

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